Phase, Microstructure and Dielectric Properties of Sodium Bismuth Titanate Based Ceramics
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In this study, ceramics in the 0.90Na$_{0.5}$Bi$_{0.5-x}$La$_{x}$TiO$_{3}$--0.03NaNbO$_{3}$ --0.07 Ba(Zr$_{0.2}$ Ti$_{0.8}$)O$_{3}$ series (where $x = 0.00, 0.03,$ $ 0.05, 0.07$) were processed via a solid-state reaction method. The phase, microstructural features, and dielectric properties, particularly the dielectric constant and dielectric loss, were studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and dielectric spectroscopic techniques, respectively. XRD analysis revealed a single perovskite phase, while SEM analysis showed a dense microstructure with reduced grain size as the $x$ content increased. The increase in doping content enhanced the relaxor characteristics, which consequently reduced the dielectric loss to below 0.05 for $x = 0.07$.
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TY - JOUR
AU - Shah, Afzal
AU - Naz, Shakeela
AU - Faisal, Shah
AU - Iqbal, Qaisar
AU - Abdullah, Sher
AU - Manan, Abdul
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/06/29
TI - Phase, Microstructure and Dielectric Properties of Sodium Bismuth Titanate Based Ceramics
JO - Journal of Advanced Electronic Materials
T2 - Journal of Advanced Electronic Materials
JF - Journal of Advanced Electronic Materials
VL - 2
IS - 2
SP - 64
EP - 68
DO - 10.62762/JAEM.2026.298040
UR - https://www.icck.org/article/abs/JAEM.2026.298040
KW - solid-state reactions
KW - relaxor behavior
KW - dielectric characteristics
AB - In this study, ceramics in the 0.90Na$_{0.5}$Bi$_{0.5-x}$La$_{x}$TiO$_{3}$--0.03NaNbO$_{3}$ --0.07 Ba(Zr$_{0.2}$ Ti$_{0.8}$)O$_{3}$ series (where $x = 0.00, 0.03,$ $ 0.05, 0.07$) were processed via a solid-state reaction method. The phase, microstructural features, and dielectric properties, particularly the dielectric constant and dielectric loss, were studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and dielectric spectroscopic techniques, respectively. XRD analysis revealed a single perovskite phase, while SEM analysis showed a dense microstructure with reduced grain size as the $x$ content increased. The increase in doping content enhanced the relaxor characteristics, which consequently reduced the dielectric loss to below 0.05 for $x = 0.07$.
SN - 3070-5649
PB - Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge
LA - English
ER -
@article{Shah2026Phase,
author = {Afzal Shah and Shakeela Naz and Shah Faisal and Qaisar Iqbal and Sher Abdullah and Abdul Manan},
title = {Phase, Microstructure and Dielectric Properties of Sodium Bismuth Titanate Based Ceramics},
journal = {Journal of Advanced Electronic Materials},
year = {2026},
volume = {2},
number = {2},
pages = {64-68},
doi = {10.62762/JAEM.2026.298040},
url = {https://www.icck.org/article/abs/JAEM.2026.298040},
abstract = {In this study, ceramics in the 0.90Na\$\_{0.5}\$Bi\$\_{0.5-x}\$La\$\_{x}\$TiO\$\_{3}\$--0.03NaNbO\$\_{3}\$ --0.07 Ba(Zr\$\_{0.2}\$ Ti\$\_{0.8}\$)O\$\_{3}\$ series (where \$x = 0.00, 0.03,\$ \$ 0.05, 0.07\$) were processed via a solid-state reaction method. The phase, microstructural features, and dielectric properties, particularly the dielectric constant and dielectric loss, were studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and dielectric spectroscopic techniques, respectively. XRD analysis revealed a single perovskite phase, while SEM analysis showed a dense microstructure with reduced grain size as the \$x\$ content increased. The increase in doping content enhanced the relaxor characteristics, which consequently reduced the dielectric loss to below 0.05 for \$x = 0.07\$.},
keywords = {solid-state reactions, relaxor behavior, dielectric characteristics},
issn = {3070-5649},
publisher = {Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge}
}
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