Relaxor ferroelectric like giant permittivity in PrCrO3 semiconductor ceramics |
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Authors: | Bandi Vittal Prasad G. Narsinga Rao J.W. Chen D. Suresh Babu |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Physics, Nizam College (Osmania University), Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500001, India;2. Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC |
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Abstract: | The electrical behavior of PrCrO3 ceramics prepared by citric acid route and sintered at 1200 °C has been characterized by a combination of permittivity measurements, and impedance spectroscopy (IS). The effective permittivity obtained in frequency range 100 Hz to 1 MHz and temperature range 80–300 K, exhibits giant permittivity value of 3 × 104 near room temperature. The response is similar to that observed for relaxor ferroelectrics. IS data analysis revealed the ceramics to be electrically heterogeneous semiconductor with room temperature resistivity <102 Ω m consisting of semiconducting grains with permittivity ?′ ∼ 100 and more resistive grain boundaries with effective permittivity ?′ ∼ 104. We conclude, therefore that grain boundary effect is the primary source for the high effective permittivity in PrCrO3 ceramics. |
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Keywords: | A. Ceramics B. Sintering C. Electronic characterisation D. Dielectric properties |
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