Electrical response in poled (Bi_0.5Na_0.5)_0.935Ba_0.065TiO₃ ceramics

Abstract

A ferroelectric material (Bi_0.5Na_0.5)_0.935Ba_0.065TiO₃ (BNBT) with a perovskite structure was poled and characterized by electrical impedance spectroscopy as a function of temperature, X-ray diffraction, and Rietveld refinement. The ac conductivity showed a low-frequency dispersion, supporting the idea of heterogeneous potential wells favored by Bi³⁺, Na⁺, and Ba²⁺ on the A site of the perovskite type of structure. The activation energies for ac conduction depende on the studied frequency. The permittivity and electrical modulus showed a distribution of the relaxation time associated with the delay in the orientation of the dipoles and an important contribution to the short-range conductivity.

Keywords:

• Phase change
• BNBT
• electrical behavior
• dielectric permittivity
• Rietveld refinement

Acknowledgments

The authors thank Vicerrectoría de Investigacion, Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad de Boyaca, and Dirección de Investigación (DIMA) of Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales for the financial support.