• Journal of Advanced Dielectrics
  • Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2150013 (2021)
A. Oueslati1 and A. Aydi2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Laboratory of Spectroscopic Characterization and Optical Materials, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax, B.P.1171, 3000 Sfax, Tunisia
  • 2Laboratory of Multifunctional Materials and Applications (LaMMA), LR16ES18, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, BP 1171, 3000 Sfax, Tunisia
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    DOI: 10.1142/S2010135X21500132 Cite this Article
    A. Oueslati, A. Aydi. Impedance and modulus studies of Na0.9Ba0.1Nb0.9(Sn0.5Ti0.5)0.1O3 ceramic[J]. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 2021, 11(2): 2150013 Copy Citation Text show less

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    Polycrystalline Na0.9Ba0.1Nb0.9(Sn0.5Ti0.5)0.1O3 is prepared by the solid-state reaction technique. The formation of single-phase material was confirmed by an X-ray diffraction study and it was found to be a tetragonal phase at room temperature. Nyquist plots (Z versus Z) show that the conductivity behavior is accurately represented by an equivalent circuit model which consists of a parallel combination of bulk resistance and constant phase elements (CPE). The frequency dependence of the conductivity is interpreted in terms of Jonscher’s law. The conductivity σdc follows the Arrhenius relation. The modulus plots can be characterized by the empirical Kohlrausch–Williams–Watts (KWW), φ(t) = exp((t/τ)β) function and the value of the stretched exponent (β) is found to be almost independent of temperature. The near value of activation energies obtained from the analyses of modulus and conductivity data confirms that the transport is through an ion hopping mechanism dominated by the motion of the (O2) ions in the structure of the investigated material.Polycrystalline Na0.9Ba0.1Nb0.9(Sn0.5Ti0.5)0.1O3 is prepared by the solid-state reaction technique. The formation of single-phase material was confirmed by an X-ray diffraction study and it was found to be a tetragonal phase at room temperature. Nyquist plots (Z versus Z) show that the conductivity behavior is accurately represented by an equivalent circuit model which consists of a parallel combination of bulk resistance and constant phase elements (CPE). The frequency dependence of the conductivity is interpreted in terms of Jonscher’s law. The conductivity σdc follows the Arrhenius relation. The modulus plots can be characterized by the empirical Kohlrausch–Williams–Watts (KWW), φ(t) = exp((t/τ)β) function and the value of the stretched exponent (β) is found to be almost independent of temperature. The near value of activation energies obtained from the analyses of modulus and conductivity data confirms that the transport is through an ion hopping mechanism dominated by the motion of the (O2) ions in the structure of the investigated material.
    A. Oueslati, A. Aydi. Impedance and modulus studies of Na0.9Ba0.1Nb0.9(Sn0.5Ti0.5)0.1O3 ceramic[J]. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 2021, 11(2): 2150013
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