Abstract
The effect of starting Mn precursor (0.01≤x ≤ 0.04) on the structural and ferroelectric properties of Ba0.96Ca0.04Ti(1−x)MnxO3 samples prepared using conventional solid state reaction route have been investigated. The XRD analysis shows that the samples possess tetragonal structure and are phase pure up to x = 0.02 independent of starting Mn precursor. The samples x = 0.03 and x = 0.04 shows the presence of an additional hexagonal phase. The concentration of additional phase increases with increasing x. The P-E loops were recorded at room temperature showing the ferroelectric behaviour of the samples.
Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge University Grant Commission, New Delhi for providing financial assistance (F.30-115/2015(BSR)) to carry out this work. The authors would also like to acknowledge Centre for Emerging Life Sciences, GNDU, Amritsar for providing characterisation facilities. One of the authors ‘Aanchal’ would like to acknowledge UGC-BSR for providing fellowship.