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Impact of ZnO addition on structural, morphological, optical, dielectric and electrical performances of BaTiO3 ceramics

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BaTiO3/(ZnO)x ceramics (x = 0, 2, 5 and 10 wt%) were produced via solid state reaction by using high energy ball milling. The morphological, structural, spectral, optical, electrical and dielectric properties were systematically investigated. X-ray diffraction indicated that all ceramics crystallize in the tetragonal structure. The grains size increases with ZnO additions. The optical band gap energy (Eg) was also evaluated and found to reduce with increasing ZnO concentration. The dielectric and electric properties revealed that an optimal ZnO content lead to obtain ceramic with high dielectric constant and low tangent loss, which are encouraging for radio frequencies and microwaves applications.

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Acknowledgments

The authors highly acknowledged the supports of the Institute for Research & Medical Consultations (Projects application No. 2017-IRMC-S-3, No. 2017-576-IRMC and No. 2018-IRMC-S-2) of Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU—Saudi Arabia).

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  1. Department of Physics Research, Institute for Research & Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia

    Y. Slimani, M. A. Almessiere & I. Ercan

  2. Laboratoire Matériaux Organisation et Propriétés (LMOP), Université de Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire, 2092, El Manar, Tunisia

    A. Selmi

  3. Laboratory of Physics of Materials - Structures and Properties, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Zarzouna, 7021, Tunisia

    E. Hannachi

  4. Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia

    M. A. Almessiere

  5. Department of Nano-Medicine Research, Institute for Research & Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia

    A. Baykal

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Slimani, Y., Selmi, A., Hannachi, E. et al. Impact of ZnO addition on structural, morphological, optical, dielectric and electrical performances of BaTiO3 ceramics. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 9520–9530 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-01284-2

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