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Grain size effect on the giant dielectric and nonlinear electrical behaviors of Bi1/2Na1/2Cu3Ti4O12 ceramics

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Single phase Bi1/2Na1/2Cu3Ti4O12 (BNCTO) ceramics with different grain sizes (1.4–4.3 μm) are prepared by a modified Pechini method to investigate their giant dielectric and nonlinear electrical behaviors. The results show that the giant dielectric and nonlinear electrical behaviors are strongly dependent on grain size. With the increment of grain size, the dielectric constant increases monotonically from 14110 (for 1.4 μm sample) to 36183 (for 4.3 μm sample) at 1 kHz, in accompaniment with the breakdown voltage reducing from 112.5 to 43.2 V/mm and the nonlinear coefficient reducing from 4.9 to 3.4. On the basis of the internal barrier layer capacitor (IBLC) model and the IBLC model of Schottky-type potential barrier, an interpretation of the grain size effect on the giant dielectric and nonlinear electrical behaviors is presented.

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Helpful discussions with Dr. Chen-Liang Lu are appreciated. This work was supported by the Foundation from the Ministry of the National Education (Grant Nos. 309020 & 20090142120069), the special scientific foundation at the Chinese Central University (Grant Nos. 20102D006 & 2010QN035), and Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20100142120079). We would like to thank the staff of the Analysis Center of HUST for their assistance in various measurements.

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Qiu, Y., Yuan, S., Tian, Z. et al. Grain size effect on the giant dielectric and nonlinear electrical behaviors of Bi1/2Na1/2Cu3Ti4O12 ceramics. Appl. Phys. A 107, 379–383 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-012-6806-9

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