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Electrical properties of Nb2(1–y)Ta2yO5-based ceramics

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We have studied the electrical properties of ceramic Nb2(1–y)Ta2yO5 samples, examined the dispersion of the real part of their dielectric permittivity ε′ at room temperature, and assessed their lattice dielectric permittivity ε′∞ The temperature dependences ε′(T) have been obtained at different frequencies, and the dielectric loss tan δ has been evaluated as a function of measuring electric field frequency and temperature. The direct-current conductivity (σdc) of the solid solutions has been determined at room temperature. Using impedance spectroscopy data, we have obtained temperature dependences of σdc for the Nb2(1–y)Ta2yO5 ceramics and evaluated the activation enthalpy for charge transport in these materials in different temperature ranges.

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Original Russian Text © M.N. Palatnikov, V.V. Efremov, N.V. Sidorov, 2017, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2017, Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 87–93.

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Palatnikov, M.N., Efremov, V.V. & Sidorov, N.V. Electrical properties of Nb2(1–y)Ta2yO5-based ceramics. Inorg Mater 53, 109–114 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168517010113

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