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Exploring the ferroelectric effect of nanocrystalline strontium zinc titanate/Cu: Raman and antimicrobial activity

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Nanocrystalline strontium zinc titanate/copper nanoparticle (SZT/Cu) with tetragonal phase was prepared by the acidic sol–gel route and calcined at 700 °C. The phase formation, morphology, and spectroscopic properties of the (SZT/Cu) were investigated via the X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron spectroscopy (FE-SEM), and Raman spectroscopy. Raman spectra reflected the internal rearrangement in the internal structure of strontium zinc titanate (SZT) under the effect of Cu. The dielectric properties of SZT/Cu were investigated over a wide frequency range from 4 Hz to 8 MHz at different temperatures. A ferroelectric behavior with a diffuse phase transition is observed in the behavior of the dielectric constant against temperature. The observed Curie temperature is in the range (40 to 50 °C) with a diffuseness coefficient (α) range from (1.12 to 1.49). The antimicrobial activities of the three prepared samples exhibited antimicrobial activities against Staphylococcus aureus (G+ve bacterium), Escherichia coli (G−ve bacterium), Candida albicans (yeast), and Aspergillus niger (fungus). Strontium zinc titanate doped with 6 mol% of Cu showed higher antimicrobial activities more than the rest samples with inhibition zones of 36, 30, 43 and 47 mm for S. aureus, E. coli, C. albicans, and A. niger, respectively.

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The authors are thankful to the help and support of the Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF), Egypt, for financial support, Project ID 25776.

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  1. Physics Research Division, Solid State Physics Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt

    Ali B. Abou Hammad & Amany M. El Nahrawy

  2. Physics Research Division, Spectroscopy Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt

    Ahmed M. Bakr

  3. Microbial Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt

    Mohamed S. Abdel-Aziz

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Abou Hammad, A.B., Bakr, A.M., Abdel-Aziz, M.S. et al. Exploring the ferroelectric effect of nanocrystalline strontium zinc titanate/Cu: Raman and antimicrobial activity. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 7850–7861 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-03323-9

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