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Dielectric properties of unfilled tetragonal tungsten bronze Ba4PrFe0.5Nb9.5O30 ceramics

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In order to found new dielectrics ceramics in tungsten bronze structure, unfilled tungsten bronze (TB) ceramics with nominal formula Ba4PrFe0.5Nb9.5O30 were prepared by the solid state reaction method. The microstructure and dielectric properties were studied using powder X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscope, and variable temperature dielectric test system. The results show that the ceramics have a single phase and belong to the space group of P4bm with the cell of a = b = 12.4839(3) Å, c = 3.9409(5) Å, V = 614.192(2) Å3. The frequency dependent dielectrics properties show that the ceramics have a Debye-like relaxation at room temperature, while the temperature dependent dielectrics properties indicate that the ceramics are a relaxor and the relaxation is due to the nanopolars and oxygen vacancies. The ceramics have a potential application in electronic ceramics as temperature-stable multilayer ceramic capacitors.

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  1. Ministry-province Jointly-constructed Cultivation Base for State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China

    Changzheng Hu  (胡长征), Qihua Zhu, Zhen Sun, Zhe Guo, Laijun Liu & Liang Fang

  2. Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China

    Changzheng Hu  (胡长征), Qihua Zhu, Zhen Sun, Zhe Guo, Laijun Liu & Liang Fang

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    Changzheng Hu  (胡长征), Qihua Zhu, Zhen Sun, Zhe Guo, Laijun Liu & Liang Fang

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Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11564009), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province (2013GXNSFBA019230 and 2014GXNSFAA118350), and the Open Founding of Guangxi Ministry-Province Jointly-Constructed Cultivation Base for State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metal and Featured Materials (13KF-17 and 15KF-12)

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Hu, C., Zhu, Q., Sun, Z. et al. Dielectric properties of unfilled tetragonal tungsten bronze Ba4PrFe0.5Nb9.5O30 ceramics. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 32, 904–909 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-017-1688-5

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