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Effects of particle size on the electrical properties of NdFeO3 nanoparticles

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In this paper, NdFeO3 nanoparticles were synthesized by the co-precipitation method. The particle size of NdFeO3 nanoparticles was controlled by changing the NaOH concentration in the co-precipitation method, mainly because NaOH concentration could control grain growth. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and filed-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). They were found that with the change of NaOH concentration, the lattice parameters and cell volume of NdFeO3 nanoparticles changed little, but the average particle size ranged from ~ 100 to ~ 142 nm. And the influence of particle size on electrical properties of samples was also explored. The results showed that the dielectric constant of the sample increased with the decrease of the average particle size, and the dielectric loss decreases. When the average particle size was ~ 100 nm and the frequency was 103 Hz, the dielectric constant (ε′) was at most (~ 1.4 × 104) at room temperature, indicating that it had potential applications in dielectric capacitors. In addition, the conduction mechanism of NdFeO3 nanoparticle was studied by frequency dependence of AC conductivity. The effect of the grain and grain boundaries of NdFeO3 nanoparticles on the electrical properties of material was observed in complex impedance spectroscopy. The grain boundary resistance played a leading role in the resistance of the material, and the values of resistance increased with the decrease of the particle size.

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    Qiaoqiao Dong, Yuchang Su, Yanzi Liu, Jing Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang & Congcong Shi

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Dong, Q., Su, Y., Liu, Y. et al. Effects of particle size on the electrical properties of NdFeO3 nanoparticles. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 21913–21922 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-04695-8

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