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Effect of strontium doping on the structural and dielectric properties of YCrO3

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Study of multiferroic Y1−xSrxCrO3 (x = 0.0, 0.1) chromite obtained through solid-state reaction technique is presented. The Rietveld refinement of the XRD profile shows the orthorhombic Pbnm crystal symmetry of the system. The bandgaps of YCrO3 and Y0.9Sr0.1CrO3 samples are found as ~ 2.31 and ~ 2.23 eV, respectively. The FTIR spectra peaks show a red shift in the case of Sr2+ ion doping in YCrO3 indicating the reduction in cell volume. Two dielectric relaxation peaks are observed in the YCrO3 , whereas Y0.9Sr0.1CrO3 shows only one broad peak that is found to be extremely frequency dependent. The dielectric peak maxima shifts to higher temperatures with an increase in frequency in both the samples. This kind of dielectric variation is indicating a relaxor type of dielectric material. It is noted that the observed conductive process is closely associated with thermally stimulated oxygen vacancies. The P–E loops of both the samples have completely round shape with maximum polarization (Pmax) being observed at zero electric field. For YCrO3, the mechanism of leakage current conduction is in good agreement with the Ohmic conduction mechanism, whereas Y0.9Sr0.1CrO3 agrees well with space charge-limited conduction mechanism. The decreased bandgap and leakage current makes the Sr2+ ion doping beneficial for various electronic applications.

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Acknowledgements

UGC-DAE-CSR, as an institute, is acknowledged for extending its facilities for sample characterization. Thanks to Dr. A. K. Sinha of RRCAT, Indore, India for providing SXRD facility. Dr. M. Gupta, Dr. D. M. Phase, Dr. U. P. Deshpande, Dr. V. R. Reddy of UGC-DAE-CSR, Indore, India, and Dr. Pratibha Sharma of School of Chemical Science, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India are gratefully acknowledged for measurements and fruitful discussions. The authors are also thankful to Late Dr. Dinesh Varshney for his support and encouragement.

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Saxena, P., Choudhary, P., Yadav, A. et al. Effect of strontium doping on the structural and dielectric properties of YCrO3. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 12444–12454 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-03791-z

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