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Structure, microstructure and dielectric study of (ba0.6 sr0.4)(zr0.6ti0.4)o3...eSAT Publishing House
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology.
A study of lattice parameters and dielectric properties against temperature a...iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Applied Physics (IOSR-JAP) is a double blind peer reviewed International Journal that provides rapid publication (within a month) of articles in all areas of physics and its applications. The journal welcomes publications of high quality papers on theoretical developments and practical applications in applied physics. Original research papers, state-of-the-art reviews, and high quality technical notes are invited for publications.
Dielectric behaviour of Ni+2 substituted Cu Co Nanocrystalline Spinel Ferrite...inventionjournals
Herein, the dielectric properties such as permittivity (real part ε’ and imaginary part ε”) and dielectric loss tangent (tan δ) are reported for the series [Nix Cu(constant) Co0.8-x Fe2O4] where constant=0.2 with x=0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 of ferrites, prepared by Sol-Gel auto-combustion technique by using high purity metal nitrate and citric acid as a catalyst. The variation in the real part (ε’) of dielectric constant , imaginary part ( ε”) of dielectric constant and dielectric loss tangent (tan δ) are studied at room temperature in the frequency range of 100 Hz to 5 MHz. Structural characterization of the annealed samples was done with the help of X-ray diffraction method. The particle size and single phase formation of NiCuCoFe2O4 ferrite was confirmed by Xray diffraction analysis and TEM. The particle size of prepared sample was confirmed by Scherer’s formula. The effect on Particle size (t) and lattice constant (Å) is observed due to substitution of Ni2+ in Cu Co. The digital LCR meter is used to obtain the magnetic properties of prepared pallets. The variations in the structural and dielectric properties of the prepared ferrite material are discussed
This document presents research on developing a lead-free and environmentally-friendly substitute for PVDF polymer composites. It investigates using potassium sodium niobate (KNN) ceramic as a filler material in a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymer matrix composite. KNN is identified as a promising substitute due to its comparable piezoelectric and dielectric properties to lead-based ceramics, as well as being non-toxic. The document outlines the experimental process of fabricating PAN/KNN composites and evaluating their properties through various characterization techniques. Future work is proposed to further optimize the composite properties by controlling parameters like KNN particle size and volume fraction in the polymer matrix.
Carbon Nanotubes Effect for Polymer Materials on Break Down Voltage IJECEIAES
Epoxy resin composites reinforced to different types of carbon nano-particles have been fabricated. Carbon black (20, 30 and 40 wt. %), graphene (0.5 to 4 wt. %) and carbon nanotubes (CNT) (0.5 to 2 wt. %) were added with different weight percentages to epoxy. The dielectric strength of composites was tested in several conditions such as (dry, wet, low salinity and high salinity). The mechanical characterization showed that the nano-composite Polymer enhanced by using these particles in the tensile strength. Thermal gravimetric analysis shows effect of these nano-particles on the thermal structure of epoxy resin. Scanning Electron Microscopic test is used to characterize the dispersion of carbon nano-particles and to analysis the fractured parts in the nano scale.
The effect of ZnO Nanoparticles filler on the Attenuation of ZNO/PCL Nanocomp...Abubakar Yakubu
This paper describes an experiment that measured the attenuation of nanocomposites made from polycaprolactone (PCL) polymer and varying amounts of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles, using a modified microstrip line technique. The transmission coefficient was measured for nanocomposites with 25%, 35%, 45%, 50%, and 70% ZnO content. Attenuation, which is the absorption of electromagnetic waves, increased with higher ZnO content. The highest attenuation of 14.92 dB was found for the 70% ZnO sample, while the lowest of 6.72 dB was found for the 25% ZnO sample. This shows that increasing the ZnO nanoparticle filler content leads to greater attenuation of electromagnetic waves in
Evaluation on the reduced graphene oxide thermal interface material and heat ...Journal Papers
This document evaluates the performance of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) as a thermal interface material (TIM) and heat spreader for thermal management in high-temperature power devices. It describes how graphene oxide films of varying thickness were deposited on silicon substrates via drop-casting and then partially reduced to form hybrid rGO/graphene oxide films. Thermal testing found that a 300nm thick hybrid film formed from four drop-castings improved the heating rate of the silicon substrate from 14.85°C/W to 18.37°C/W, demonstrating the effectiveness of rGO for heat spreading applications. Raman spectroscopy and microscopy characterization confirmed the formation of electrically insulating graphene oxide cores surrounded by thermally conductive rGO shells in the
This document discusses composite layers in the Ni-P system containing TiO2 and PTFE. Specifically:
1. Composite Ni-P-TiO2 and Ni-P-TiO2-PTFE layers were prepared by electrodepositing nickel and titanium dioxide with additions of PTFE on a copper substrate.
2. The phase composition and surface morphology of the layers were examined using X-ray diffraction and microscopy. The volume fraction and size of TiO2 and PTFE particles in the layers were determined.
3. It was found that the presence of PTFE reduced the mean area of embedded TiO2 particles in the Ni-P-TiO2-PTFE layers compared to the TiO2
Structure, microstructure and dielectric study of (ba0.6 sr0.4)(zr0.6ti0.4)o3...eSAT Publishing House
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology.
A study of lattice parameters and dielectric properties against temperature a...iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Applied Physics (IOSR-JAP) is a double blind peer reviewed International Journal that provides rapid publication (within a month) of articles in all areas of physics and its applications. The journal welcomes publications of high quality papers on theoretical developments and practical applications in applied physics. Original research papers, state-of-the-art reviews, and high quality technical notes are invited for publications.
Dielectric behaviour of Ni+2 substituted Cu Co Nanocrystalline Spinel Ferrite...inventionjournals
Herein, the dielectric properties such as permittivity (real part ε’ and imaginary part ε”) and dielectric loss tangent (tan δ) are reported for the series [Nix Cu(constant) Co0.8-x Fe2O4] where constant=0.2 with x=0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 of ferrites, prepared by Sol-Gel auto-combustion technique by using high purity metal nitrate and citric acid as a catalyst. The variation in the real part (ε’) of dielectric constant , imaginary part ( ε”) of dielectric constant and dielectric loss tangent (tan δ) are studied at room temperature in the frequency range of 100 Hz to 5 MHz. Structural characterization of the annealed samples was done with the help of X-ray diffraction method. The particle size and single phase formation of NiCuCoFe2O4 ferrite was confirmed by Xray diffraction analysis and TEM. The particle size of prepared sample was confirmed by Scherer’s formula. The effect on Particle size (t) and lattice constant (Å) is observed due to substitution of Ni2+ in Cu Co. The digital LCR meter is used to obtain the magnetic properties of prepared pallets. The variations in the structural and dielectric properties of the prepared ferrite material are discussed
This document presents research on developing a lead-free and environmentally-friendly substitute for PVDF polymer composites. It investigates using potassium sodium niobate (KNN) ceramic as a filler material in a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymer matrix composite. KNN is identified as a promising substitute due to its comparable piezoelectric and dielectric properties to lead-based ceramics, as well as being non-toxic. The document outlines the experimental process of fabricating PAN/KNN composites and evaluating their properties through various characterization techniques. Future work is proposed to further optimize the composite properties by controlling parameters like KNN particle size and volume fraction in the polymer matrix.
Carbon Nanotubes Effect for Polymer Materials on Break Down Voltage IJECEIAES
Epoxy resin composites reinforced to different types of carbon nano-particles have been fabricated. Carbon black (20, 30 and 40 wt. %), graphene (0.5 to 4 wt. %) and carbon nanotubes (CNT) (0.5 to 2 wt. %) were added with different weight percentages to epoxy. The dielectric strength of composites was tested in several conditions such as (dry, wet, low salinity and high salinity). The mechanical characterization showed that the nano-composite Polymer enhanced by using these particles in the tensile strength. Thermal gravimetric analysis shows effect of these nano-particles on the thermal structure of epoxy resin. Scanning Electron Microscopic test is used to characterize the dispersion of carbon nano-particles and to analysis the fractured parts in the nano scale.
The effect of ZnO Nanoparticles filler on the Attenuation of ZNO/PCL Nanocomp...Abubakar Yakubu
This paper describes an experiment that measured the attenuation of nanocomposites made from polycaprolactone (PCL) polymer and varying amounts of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles, using a modified microstrip line technique. The transmission coefficient was measured for nanocomposites with 25%, 35%, 45%, 50%, and 70% ZnO content. Attenuation, which is the absorption of electromagnetic waves, increased with higher ZnO content. The highest attenuation of 14.92 dB was found for the 70% ZnO sample, while the lowest of 6.72 dB was found for the 25% ZnO sample. This shows that increasing the ZnO nanoparticle filler content leads to greater attenuation of electromagnetic waves in
Evaluation on the reduced graphene oxide thermal interface material and heat ...Journal Papers
This document evaluates the performance of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) as a thermal interface material (TIM) and heat spreader for thermal management in high-temperature power devices. It describes how graphene oxide films of varying thickness were deposited on silicon substrates via drop-casting and then partially reduced to form hybrid rGO/graphene oxide films. Thermal testing found that a 300nm thick hybrid film formed from four drop-castings improved the heating rate of the silicon substrate from 14.85°C/W to 18.37°C/W, demonstrating the effectiveness of rGO for heat spreading applications. Raman spectroscopy and microscopy characterization confirmed the formation of electrically insulating graphene oxide cores surrounded by thermally conductive rGO shells in the
This document discusses composite layers in the Ni-P system containing TiO2 and PTFE. Specifically:
1. Composite Ni-P-TiO2 and Ni-P-TiO2-PTFE layers were prepared by electrodepositing nickel and titanium dioxide with additions of PTFE on a copper substrate.
2. The phase composition and surface morphology of the layers were examined using X-ray diffraction and microscopy. The volume fraction and size of TiO2 and PTFE particles in the layers were determined.
3. It was found that the presence of PTFE reduced the mean area of embedded TiO2 particles in the Ni-P-TiO2-PTFE layers compared to the TiO2
Microstructural and Nonlinear Properties of Zn-V-Mn-Nb-O Varistor Ceramics wi...nor hasanah isa
This document summarizes a study on the effect of Gd2O3 substitution on the microstructure and electrical properties of Zn-V-Mn-Nb-O varistor ceramics for low voltage applications. XRD and SEM analysis showed the formation of secondary phases like GdMnO3 and GdVO4 at grain boundaries. Gd2O3 substitution decreased grain size from 3.85 to 3.06 μm and increased density from 5.12 to 5.19 g/cm3. Samples with 0.03 mol% Gd2O3 exhibited the optimal nonlinear coefficient of 9.91, highest breakdown field of 88.48 V/mm, and lowest leakage current density of 0.
- Nanoparticles NiFe2-xTbxO4 (x=0.00, 0.04, 0.08,
0.12) ferrite was prepared by solgel combution method. The
samples were characterized with X-ray diffraction and TEM
measurements. The effect of Tb3+ cations substitution on
structure of prepared nanoparticles was investigated. From the
analysis, the system was found to be inverse spinel cubic
structure. The lattice parameter (a) changes increases with Tb
doping content. Room temperature DC electrical resistivity
decreases. Dielectric properties have been studied in the
frequency range of 1 kHz to 5 MHz. Permittivity and tangent
loss (tanδ) decreases with the substitution of Tb3+ in parent
crystal structure.
Bczt ceramics prepared from activated powdersBéchir Yahmadi
Ultra-fine BayCa1-y(ZrxTi1-x)O3 powders were synthesized via solid state reaction using high-energy ball milling. Dense ceramics were prepared by varying sintering conditions of pressed powders calcined at 800°C. XRD and SEM analysis showed the powders crystallized to a single BCZT phase above 1100°C. Ceramics sintered at 1400°C for 2 hours exhibited maximum density and grain growth with dielectric constant 4 times greater than samples sintered at 1250°C. Ferroelectric hysteresis loops measured the remanent polarization to be 5.7 μC/cm2 and coercive field to be 3.
This document summarizes research on electrodepositing silver nanoparticles onto carbon sphere surfaces using a pulse current. Key findings include:
1) Silver nanoparticles were successfully electrodeposited with a size of 100-400nm after 2 minutes using a pulse current.
2) Deposition occurred on accessible carbon surface sites, forming a monolayer of scattered nanoparticles. Continued deposition led to larger particles and multilayers.
3) Pulse current helped manage monolayer deposition compared to direct current, controlling particle size and number of layers.
Dielectric Constant Measurement on Calcium and Lanthanum Doped Triglycine Sul...IOSR Journals
Triglycine Sulphate (TGS) salts were synthesized. Calcium and lanthanum doped TGS crystals were grown from aqueous solutions by slow evaporation technique. The dielectric constant and AC conductivity measurement were carried out at various temperature ranging from 30°C to 120°C at different frequencies, the variation of dielectric constant with temperature and frequency were studied and it is found that the dielectric constant values decreases with increase in frequency and the AC conductivity increases with increase in frequency.
Nanomodeling of Nonlinear Thermoelastic Behavior of AA5454/ Silicon Nitride N...IJERA Editor
The aim of the present work was to estimate non-linear thermoelastic behavior of three-phase AA5454/silicon nitride nanoparticle metal matrix composites. The thermal loading was varied from subzero temperature to under recrystallization temperature. The RVE models were used to analyze thermo-elastic behavior. The AA5454/silicon nitride nanoparticle metal matrix composites have gained the elastic modulus below 0oC and lost at high temperatures.
Thermoelectric Power Studies of Ni-Co Nano Ferrites Synthesized By Citrate-Ge...IOSR Journals
This document reports on a study of the thermoelectric power of nickel-cobalt nanoferrites with the chemical formula Ni1-xCoxFe2O4 (where x = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0) synthesized using the citrate-gel auto combustion method. X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed the formation of a single cubic spinel phase without impurities. Lattice parameters increased with increasing cobalt content due to the larger ionic radius of Co2+ ions compared to Ni2+ ions. Seebeck coefficient measurements from 320K to above the Curie temperature showed that the materials behaved as n-type semiconductors and the
Dielectric Constant of nano- CCTO / Epoxy CompositeIOSR Journals
Nanocrystalline multiphase CaCu3Ti4O12 (CCTO) was prepared using Ca(NO3)2.4H2O, Cu(NO3)2.3H2O, TiO2 and C2H2O4.2H2O. The X-Ray differection and SEM analysed of the prepared CCTO powder sintered at 900oC and 950oC. A homogeneous ceramics-polymer nanocomposites consisting of CCTO particles as fillers and epoxy polymer as matrix have been prepared using a casting process. The nanocomposites exhibit enhanced dielectric constant and dielectric loss. Dielectric properties of CCTO ceramics were characterized in a broad frequency range (100 Hz-1 MHz) and at a temperature ranged from 25 oC to 150 oC. As a result of increasing the content of CCTO, the dielectric constant and dielectric loss of composites are increased. The increase of dielectric loss at high frequencies is due to the relaxation process in the polymer matrix.
Pure and Al substituted Langanite
(La3Ga5.5Nb0.5O14) ceramics have been synthesized
by solid state sintering method and studied their
structural, dielectric and electrical properties. The
crystalline nature was confirmed by powder XRD
studies. The ac conductivity and dielectric
properties of La3Ga5.5-xAlxNb0.5O14 samples were
examined by using complex impedance technique.
Surface morphology and elemental composition
were studied by energy-dispersive x-ray
spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy.
The frequency dependence of dielectric constant,
dielectric loss and AC conductivity were studied in
the frequency range of 100 KHz to 3 MHz at
different temperatures. The activation energy was
calculated using Arrhenius plot. The lattice
parameter, grain size, dielectric constant and AC
conductivity of pure LGN ceramics were deeply
affected by Al substitution in pure LGN.
Effect of annealing temperature on dc electrical conductivity properties of S...Premier Publishers
Thermal and DC electrical properties investigations of xSnO2 (50-x) PbO: 50V2O5(X=5, 10, 15 in molar ratio) glasses were carried out using X-ray diffractrometer (XRD), Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and two probe techniques. XRD results shown that the Perfect vitrification has been achieved and DSC results have indicated that the substituent SnO2 is replacing PbO in the glass network in such a way that the eutectic composition is maintained. The DC electrical conductivity studies on SnO2 substituted glass systems annealed at 1500C as well as 2250C and 3800C indicated that the conductivities increased as the annealing temperature is increased. activation energies also changed as the annealing temperature is changed.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
A facile method to prepare CdO-Mn3O4 nanocompositeIOSR Journals
CdO-Mn3O4 nanocomposite has been prepared by a simple solvothermal method using a domestic microwave oven. Cadmium acetate, manganese acetate and urea were used as the precursors and ethylene glycol as the solvent. The as-prepared sample was annealed for 1 hour in each case at different temperatures, viz. 100, 200 and 300°C. The as-prepared and annealed samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopic analyses. Results indicate that annealing at 300°C is required to get the sample with high phase purity and homogeneity. The present study indicates that the method adopted can be considered as an economical and scalable one to prepare the proposed nanocomposite with reduced size, phase purity and homogeneity.
Effect of cu thickness and temperature on growth of graphene on 8 inch Cu/SiO...Journal Papers
The document summarizes research on growing graphene on copper thin films deposited on silicon dioxide substrates using a cold-wall chemical vapor deposition reactor. Key findings include:
1) Thinner copper films (100-300nm) underwent significant dewetting and formed isolated copper islands when annealed at 725°C or above, due to the high interfacial energy between copper and the substrate. Thicker films (600nm) formed a continuous film with an average grain size of 2 micrometers.
2) Increasing the annealing temperature to 825°C caused even thicker films (100-400nm) to dewet, forming isolated islands. A minimum thickness of 600nm was needed to prevent dewetting
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Annealing and Microstructural Characterization of Tin-Oxide Based Thick Film ...Anis Rahman
Abstract. The sheet resistance of tin oxide based thick-film resistors exhibits two regions of temperature dependence,
described by hopping (23°C-200°C) and diffusion mechanisms (200°C-350°C), respectively.
Annealing these samples causes the sheet resistance to increase in both regions. In the post-annealed samples,
the hopping conduction range is extended by 50°C (23°C-250°C) while the hopping parameter, To, is decreased by
more than 50%. The activation energy of diffusion (0.60 eV) is the same for both pre- and post annealed samples, but
the magnitude of resistance in the diffusion controlled region is increased significantly as a result of annealing. These
changes are explained in terms of a net decrease in the concentration of tin ions in the glass matrix. From a careful
microstructural study it was found that a conduction path composed of tin-oxide grains or their clusters in contact
with each other does not exist in the present system. HREM micrographs showed the presence of nanocrystalline
tin-oxide particles in the glass phase separating the tin-oxide grain clusters. Estimated average separation between
the nanocrystals in 4 nm, consistent with a variable-range hopping conduction via the dissolved tin ions in the glass
matrix.
Influence of phase transformation on the work hardening characteristics of Pb...iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) is a double blind peer reviewed International Journal that provides rapid publication (within a month) of articles in all areas of mechanical and civil engineering and its applications. The journal welcomes publications of high quality papers on theoretical developments and practical applications in mechanical and civil engineering. Original research papers, state-of-the-art reviews, and high quality technical notes are invited for publications.
Synthesis of Bismuth Ferrite nano particles by sol-gel method and their chara...IOSR Journals
This document describes a study that synthesized bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) nanoparticles using a sol-gel method. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy were used to characterize the nanoparticles. XRD analysis before and after calcination showed crystalline BiFeO3 peaks and some impurity peaks. TEM revealed nanoparticles around 200 nm in size. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy confirmed the composition of the nanoparticles. The sol-gel synthesis produced phase-pure BiFeO3 nanoparticles without requiring high temperature treatment.
This document summarizes an experiment to grow crystals of the ternary transition metal dichalcogenide NbIrTe4 using chemical vapor transport reactions. Initial attempts using this method produced inconsistent and undesired results due to the added complexity of a third element. Subsequent experiments layering niobium and iridium powders above tellurium in an ampoule produced the first mm-sized crystals of NbIrTe4. Moving forward, the authors plan to optimize growth conditions and explore other unstudied transition metal dichalcogenides.
Sintering of Silica-Nickel NanocompositesIJRES Journal
This document summarizes research on the sintering of silica-nickel nanocomposites. Silica-nickel composite powders with varying nickel contents were synthesized via a sol-gel process and heat treated. The powders were then pressed and sintered at temperatures from 1100-1250°C. Densification of the composites increased with both higher sintering temperature and longer sintering time. Higher nickel content also led to greater densification. Maximum densification occurred at 1250°C for 2 hours for compositions with 15-20% nickel. The nickel particles formed during heat treatment were in the nanoscale range of 27-60 nm as characterized through XRD and TEM analysis.
The document discusses the process of solid state sintering. It covers various sintering mechanisms like surface diffusion, lattice diffusion, and grain boundary diffusion. It describes the three stages of sintering - initial, intermediate and final. The initial stage involves rapid neck growth between particles through different mechanisms. The intermediate stage involves the development of continuous porosity along grain edges. During the final stage, isolated pores form at grain corners and gradually disappear. The document also presents kinetic equations to model neck growth and densification during the different sintering stages. It provides scaling laws relating sintering rates with particle size based on the dominant diffusion mechanism. Geometrical models are used to represent the microstructural changes during intermediate and final
The document discusses sintering, which is a thermal process used to increase the strength of powder or compact materials below their melting point by bonding particles together. It describes the objectives and stages of sintering as well as different types, including solid-state, liquid-phase, conventional, and advanced processes like microwave, spark plasma, and high frequency induction heat sintering. Microwave sintering is highlighted as a superior advanced ceramic processing method compared to conventional techniques due to benefits like reduced energy consumption, heating rates, sintering temperatures, and improved material properties.
Selective Laser Sintering is one of the most used processes of Rapid Prototyping. It is a powder based process where powder of different metals/materials get sintered by LASER.
Microstructural and Nonlinear Properties of Zn-V-Mn-Nb-O Varistor Ceramics wi...nor hasanah isa
This document summarizes a study on the effect of Gd2O3 substitution on the microstructure and electrical properties of Zn-V-Mn-Nb-O varistor ceramics for low voltage applications. XRD and SEM analysis showed the formation of secondary phases like GdMnO3 and GdVO4 at grain boundaries. Gd2O3 substitution decreased grain size from 3.85 to 3.06 μm and increased density from 5.12 to 5.19 g/cm3. Samples with 0.03 mol% Gd2O3 exhibited the optimal nonlinear coefficient of 9.91, highest breakdown field of 88.48 V/mm, and lowest leakage current density of 0.
- Nanoparticles NiFe2-xTbxO4 (x=0.00, 0.04, 0.08,
0.12) ferrite was prepared by solgel combution method. The
samples were characterized with X-ray diffraction and TEM
measurements. The effect of Tb3+ cations substitution on
structure of prepared nanoparticles was investigated. From the
analysis, the system was found to be inverse spinel cubic
structure. The lattice parameter (a) changes increases with Tb
doping content. Room temperature DC electrical resistivity
decreases. Dielectric properties have been studied in the
frequency range of 1 kHz to 5 MHz. Permittivity and tangent
loss (tanδ) decreases with the substitution of Tb3+ in parent
crystal structure.
Bczt ceramics prepared from activated powdersBéchir Yahmadi
Ultra-fine BayCa1-y(ZrxTi1-x)O3 powders were synthesized via solid state reaction using high-energy ball milling. Dense ceramics were prepared by varying sintering conditions of pressed powders calcined at 800°C. XRD and SEM analysis showed the powders crystallized to a single BCZT phase above 1100°C. Ceramics sintered at 1400°C for 2 hours exhibited maximum density and grain growth with dielectric constant 4 times greater than samples sintered at 1250°C. Ferroelectric hysteresis loops measured the remanent polarization to be 5.7 μC/cm2 and coercive field to be 3.
This document summarizes research on electrodepositing silver nanoparticles onto carbon sphere surfaces using a pulse current. Key findings include:
1) Silver nanoparticles were successfully electrodeposited with a size of 100-400nm after 2 minutes using a pulse current.
2) Deposition occurred on accessible carbon surface sites, forming a monolayer of scattered nanoparticles. Continued deposition led to larger particles and multilayers.
3) Pulse current helped manage monolayer deposition compared to direct current, controlling particle size and number of layers.
Dielectric Constant Measurement on Calcium and Lanthanum Doped Triglycine Sul...IOSR Journals
Triglycine Sulphate (TGS) salts were synthesized. Calcium and lanthanum doped TGS crystals were grown from aqueous solutions by slow evaporation technique. The dielectric constant and AC conductivity measurement were carried out at various temperature ranging from 30°C to 120°C at different frequencies, the variation of dielectric constant with temperature and frequency were studied and it is found that the dielectric constant values decreases with increase in frequency and the AC conductivity increases with increase in frequency.
Nanomodeling of Nonlinear Thermoelastic Behavior of AA5454/ Silicon Nitride N...IJERA Editor
The aim of the present work was to estimate non-linear thermoelastic behavior of three-phase AA5454/silicon nitride nanoparticle metal matrix composites. The thermal loading was varied from subzero temperature to under recrystallization temperature. The RVE models were used to analyze thermo-elastic behavior. The AA5454/silicon nitride nanoparticle metal matrix composites have gained the elastic modulus below 0oC and lost at high temperatures.
Thermoelectric Power Studies of Ni-Co Nano Ferrites Synthesized By Citrate-Ge...IOSR Journals
This document reports on a study of the thermoelectric power of nickel-cobalt nanoferrites with the chemical formula Ni1-xCoxFe2O4 (where x = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0) synthesized using the citrate-gel auto combustion method. X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed the formation of a single cubic spinel phase without impurities. Lattice parameters increased with increasing cobalt content due to the larger ionic radius of Co2+ ions compared to Ni2+ ions. Seebeck coefficient measurements from 320K to above the Curie temperature showed that the materials behaved as n-type semiconductors and the
Dielectric Constant of nano- CCTO / Epoxy CompositeIOSR Journals
Nanocrystalline multiphase CaCu3Ti4O12 (CCTO) was prepared using Ca(NO3)2.4H2O, Cu(NO3)2.3H2O, TiO2 and C2H2O4.2H2O. The X-Ray differection and SEM analysed of the prepared CCTO powder sintered at 900oC and 950oC. A homogeneous ceramics-polymer nanocomposites consisting of CCTO particles as fillers and epoxy polymer as matrix have been prepared using a casting process. The nanocomposites exhibit enhanced dielectric constant and dielectric loss. Dielectric properties of CCTO ceramics were characterized in a broad frequency range (100 Hz-1 MHz) and at a temperature ranged from 25 oC to 150 oC. As a result of increasing the content of CCTO, the dielectric constant and dielectric loss of composites are increased. The increase of dielectric loss at high frequencies is due to the relaxation process in the polymer matrix.
Pure and Al substituted Langanite
(La3Ga5.5Nb0.5O14) ceramics have been synthesized
by solid state sintering method and studied their
structural, dielectric and electrical properties. The
crystalline nature was confirmed by powder XRD
studies. The ac conductivity and dielectric
properties of La3Ga5.5-xAlxNb0.5O14 samples were
examined by using complex impedance technique.
Surface morphology and elemental composition
were studied by energy-dispersive x-ray
spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy.
The frequency dependence of dielectric constant,
dielectric loss and AC conductivity were studied in
the frequency range of 100 KHz to 3 MHz at
different temperatures. The activation energy was
calculated using Arrhenius plot. The lattice
parameter, grain size, dielectric constant and AC
conductivity of pure LGN ceramics were deeply
affected by Al substitution in pure LGN.
Effect of annealing temperature on dc electrical conductivity properties of S...Premier Publishers
Thermal and DC electrical properties investigations of xSnO2 (50-x) PbO: 50V2O5(X=5, 10, 15 in molar ratio) glasses were carried out using X-ray diffractrometer (XRD), Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and two probe techniques. XRD results shown that the Perfect vitrification has been achieved and DSC results have indicated that the substituent SnO2 is replacing PbO in the glass network in such a way that the eutectic composition is maintained. The DC electrical conductivity studies on SnO2 substituted glass systems annealed at 1500C as well as 2250C and 3800C indicated that the conductivities increased as the annealing temperature is increased. activation energies also changed as the annealing temperature is changed.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
A facile method to prepare CdO-Mn3O4 nanocompositeIOSR Journals
CdO-Mn3O4 nanocomposite has been prepared by a simple solvothermal method using a domestic microwave oven. Cadmium acetate, manganese acetate and urea were used as the precursors and ethylene glycol as the solvent. The as-prepared sample was annealed for 1 hour in each case at different temperatures, viz. 100, 200 and 300°C. The as-prepared and annealed samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopic analyses. Results indicate that annealing at 300°C is required to get the sample with high phase purity and homogeneity. The present study indicates that the method adopted can be considered as an economical and scalable one to prepare the proposed nanocomposite with reduced size, phase purity and homogeneity.
Effect of cu thickness and temperature on growth of graphene on 8 inch Cu/SiO...Journal Papers
The document summarizes research on growing graphene on copper thin films deposited on silicon dioxide substrates using a cold-wall chemical vapor deposition reactor. Key findings include:
1) Thinner copper films (100-300nm) underwent significant dewetting and formed isolated copper islands when annealed at 725°C or above, due to the high interfacial energy between copper and the substrate. Thicker films (600nm) formed a continuous film with an average grain size of 2 micrometers.
2) Increasing the annealing temperature to 825°C caused even thicker films (100-400nm) to dewet, forming isolated islands. A minimum thickness of 600nm was needed to prevent dewetting
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Annealing and Microstructural Characterization of Tin-Oxide Based Thick Film ...Anis Rahman
Abstract. The sheet resistance of tin oxide based thick-film resistors exhibits two regions of temperature dependence,
described by hopping (23°C-200°C) and diffusion mechanisms (200°C-350°C), respectively.
Annealing these samples causes the sheet resistance to increase in both regions. In the post-annealed samples,
the hopping conduction range is extended by 50°C (23°C-250°C) while the hopping parameter, To, is decreased by
more than 50%. The activation energy of diffusion (0.60 eV) is the same for both pre- and post annealed samples, but
the magnitude of resistance in the diffusion controlled region is increased significantly as a result of annealing. These
changes are explained in terms of a net decrease in the concentration of tin ions in the glass matrix. From a careful
microstructural study it was found that a conduction path composed of tin-oxide grains or their clusters in contact
with each other does not exist in the present system. HREM micrographs showed the presence of nanocrystalline
tin-oxide particles in the glass phase separating the tin-oxide grain clusters. Estimated average separation between
the nanocrystals in 4 nm, consistent with a variable-range hopping conduction via the dissolved tin ions in the glass
matrix.
Influence of phase transformation on the work hardening characteristics of Pb...iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) is a double blind peer reviewed International Journal that provides rapid publication (within a month) of articles in all areas of mechanical and civil engineering and its applications. The journal welcomes publications of high quality papers on theoretical developments and practical applications in mechanical and civil engineering. Original research papers, state-of-the-art reviews, and high quality technical notes are invited for publications.
Synthesis of Bismuth Ferrite nano particles by sol-gel method and their chara...IOSR Journals
This document describes a study that synthesized bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) nanoparticles using a sol-gel method. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy were used to characterize the nanoparticles. XRD analysis before and after calcination showed crystalline BiFeO3 peaks and some impurity peaks. TEM revealed nanoparticles around 200 nm in size. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy confirmed the composition of the nanoparticles. The sol-gel synthesis produced phase-pure BiFeO3 nanoparticles without requiring high temperature treatment.
This document summarizes an experiment to grow crystals of the ternary transition metal dichalcogenide NbIrTe4 using chemical vapor transport reactions. Initial attempts using this method produced inconsistent and undesired results due to the added complexity of a third element. Subsequent experiments layering niobium and iridium powders above tellurium in an ampoule produced the first mm-sized crystals of NbIrTe4. Moving forward, the authors plan to optimize growth conditions and explore other unstudied transition metal dichalcogenides.
Sintering of Silica-Nickel NanocompositesIJRES Journal
This document summarizes research on the sintering of silica-nickel nanocomposites. Silica-nickel composite powders with varying nickel contents were synthesized via a sol-gel process and heat treated. The powders were then pressed and sintered at temperatures from 1100-1250°C. Densification of the composites increased with both higher sintering temperature and longer sintering time. Higher nickel content also led to greater densification. Maximum densification occurred at 1250°C for 2 hours for compositions with 15-20% nickel. The nickel particles formed during heat treatment were in the nanoscale range of 27-60 nm as characterized through XRD and TEM analysis.
The document discusses the process of solid state sintering. It covers various sintering mechanisms like surface diffusion, lattice diffusion, and grain boundary diffusion. It describes the three stages of sintering - initial, intermediate and final. The initial stage involves rapid neck growth between particles through different mechanisms. The intermediate stage involves the development of continuous porosity along grain edges. During the final stage, isolated pores form at grain corners and gradually disappear. The document also presents kinetic equations to model neck growth and densification during the different sintering stages. It provides scaling laws relating sintering rates with particle size based on the dominant diffusion mechanism. Geometrical models are used to represent the microstructural changes during intermediate and final
The document discusses sintering, which is a thermal process used to increase the strength of powder or compact materials below their melting point by bonding particles together. It describes the objectives and stages of sintering as well as different types, including solid-state, liquid-phase, conventional, and advanced processes like microwave, spark plasma, and high frequency induction heat sintering. Microwave sintering is highlighted as a superior advanced ceramic processing method compared to conventional techniques due to benefits like reduced energy consumption, heating rates, sintering temperatures, and improved material properties.
Selective Laser Sintering is one of the most used processes of Rapid Prototyping. It is a powder based process where powder of different metals/materials get sintered by LASER.
Sintering is a process that uses heat to consolidate powder materials into a solid form without melting them. There are three main stages of sintering: initial bonding and neck formation between particles, densification and pore shrinkage, and final grain growth. The driving forces for sintering include reducing surface curvature, applied pressure, and chemical reactions. Key parameters that affect sintering include powder properties, consolidation method, firing temperature and atmosphere. The main mechanisms are surface, lattice, and grain boundary diffusion which allow atoms to migrate and bonds to form between powder particles over time.
The document discusses the powder metallurgy process which consists of three main steps: 1) blending and mixing of metal powders and additives, 2) compaction of the blended powder using pressure-based or pressureless techniques, and 3) sintering the compacted powder below the melting point to bond the particles together without melting. Optional secondary operations such as heat treatment, machining or infiltration can further process the sintered parts.
The document summarizes key concepts in solid-state sintering including:
1) Sintering involves forming solid bonds between particles through heating without melting. Mass transport mechanisms like surface diffusion, grain boundary diffusion and plastic flow cause densification and coarsening.
2) Sintering progresses through initial, intermediate and final stages characterized by neck growth, pore rounding and grain growth respectively.
3) The dominant mass transport mechanisms depend on factors like temperature, particle size and material properties, and influence the rate of densification and grain growth.
1) The document examines the high temperature oxidation behavior of a nickel-based superalloy produced by mechanical alloying. Samples were mechanically alloyed, sintered, hot-deformed, and underwent secondary recrystallization.
2) Isothermal oxidation tests were conducted on the samples at 1000°C for up to 100 hours. SEM and XRD analysis found that a protective chromium oxide (Cr2O3) film formed on the surfaces. Weight change results indicated the samples gained a small amount of weight over time, exhibiting sub-parabolic oxidation behavior.
3) XRD analysis identified the primary oxide as Cr2O3. The intensity of Cr2O3 peaks in XRD
1. A melt spinning and spark plasma sintering (MS-SPS) process was used to prepare n-type Bi2(Te1-xSex)3 (x = 0.0-1.0) solid solutions from high purity elemental chunks.
2. Substitution of tellurium with selenium significantly impacted the electrical and thermal transport properties in a way that can be understood using valence bond rules and changes in band gap.
3. The Bi2(Se0.2Te0.8)3 sample achieved the highest ZT of 1.05 at 420K, with an average ZT of around 0.97 in the entire measurement temperature range from 300-500K, representing
The document summarizes research on the microstructural characterization of a Cu50Zr40Ni5Ti5 amorphous alloy produced by melt spinning. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy showed the rapidly solidified ribbons had a fully amorphous structure. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis revealed the ribbons exhibited a glass transition temperature between 409-414°C and a wide supercooled liquid region before crystallization. Microhardness decreased with increasing annealing temperature from 522 HV for as-quenched ribbons to 463 HV after annealing at 725°C. The amorphous structure crystallized upon annealing, forming uneven features containing Cu10Zr7, Cu8Zr3, CuZ
1) The document summarizes research into improving the dielectric and resistivity properties of CCTO (calcium copper titanate) ceramics by adding small amounts (1-5% by weight) of MgTiO3 (magnesium titanate).
2) Single phase CCTO and MgTiO3 were first synthesized, then composites of (1-x)CCTO-xMgTiO3 were prepared. The addition of just 1% MgTiO3 was found to greatly reduce dielectric loss while maintaining a high dielectric constant.
3) Characterization showed the MgTiO3 addition led to larger grain sizes in the composites compared to pure CCTO. This was believed to contribute to the improved dielectric
Electrical properties of Ni0.4Mg0.6Fe2O4 ferritesIJERA Editor
Ni0.4Mg0.6Fe2O4 Ceramic samples were prepared by conventional double sintering approach and sintered at 1300oC/4 h. These ferrites are further characterized using X-ray diffractometer. The diffraction study reveals that the present compound shows perfect single phase cubic spinel structure. In addition, the behavior of distinct electrical properties such as dielectric constant (ε'), dielectric loss (ε") and ac-conductivity (ζac) as a function frequency as well as temperature is analyzed using the LCR controller.
Effect of Step Quenching and Tempering on the Corrosion Behaviour of a Low Ca...inventionjournals
The trust of this research is to critically examine the effect of step quenching and tempering on the corrosion performance of a low carbon steel in 0.1M HCl aqueous solution. The steel was first normalized at 850OC for 1 hour. This was followed by step quenching heat treatment, which involved austenitizing at 850OC followed by slow cooling in the furnace to and soaking at various temperatures in the (α + γ) region of 730OC, 750OC and 770OC for 30 minutes and then quenched in water. Some set of the samples were tempered for 1 hour at 320OC and air cooled. Samples were prepared for microscopic examination and corrosion performance evaluation from all the heat treatment procedures. The weight loss method was used to evaluate the corrosion rate. Volume fraction of martensite was measured for the as-quenched step quenched samples. From the results, it was observed that martensite volume fraction increased with increase in soaking temperature. The results also revealed that step quenching increases the susceptibility of the investigated steel to corrosion, while tempering the as-quenched step quenched steel reduces corrosion susceptibility. Hence, it was recommended that for applications of this material in chloride environment, tempering should always proceed step quenching.
The impact of surface hydrogenation on the thermionic electron emission from ...PROMETHEUS Energy
In this work, thermionic electron emission (TEE) from hot
filament chemical vapour deposition polycrystalline diamond
films deposited on p-type silicon substrates was recorded in
the 25–650 8C temperature range. The studied surfaces were
as deposited, as well as hydrogenated by atomic hydrogen
under ultra-high vacuum conditions. The impact of substrate
temperature during hydrogenation, TH, on TEE was studied.
For TH ¼ 25 8C the TEE was found to display a broad maximum
at substrate temperature around 300 8C followed by an
exponential increase. Annealing at 700 8C results in irreversible
changes in surface conditioning, and drastic reduction of TEE
yield at low temperatures. For samples that underwent
hydrogenation at TH ¼ 300 and 500 8C, the TEE yield is
significant at higher temperatures only. The TEE from these
samples is stable also after 700 8C annealing treatment. We
associate these effects with irreversible thermal induced
physicochemical changes of the hydrogen bonding configuration
adsorbed on the polycrystalline diamond surface resulting
in changes in its surface electronic structure which occur upon
annealing to 300 8C.
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a leading international journal for publication of new ideas, the state of the art research results and fundamental advances in all aspects of Engineering and Science. IRJES is a open access, peer reviewed international journal with a primary objective to provide the academic community and industry for the submission of half of original research and applications.
Synthesis and Dielectric Characterization of Barium Substituted Strontium Bis...ijrap
The strontium bismuth niobate, SrBi2Nb2O9 (SBN) is a bismuth layered perovskite oxide
compound with potentially useful ferroelectric properties which offer several advantages such as fatigue
free, lead free, low operating voltages, relatively high Curie temperature; and most importantly, their
ferroelectric properties are independent of film thickness. These materials are also important for Fe-RAM
applications having large remanent polarization and low coercivity accompanied by high Curie
temperature for better performance and reliable operation. Present paper describes synthesis, dielectric
properties and impedance studies to reveal the important properties of barium substituted strontium
bismuth niobate, Sr0.85Ba0.15Bi2Nb2O9 in the system Sr1-xBaxBi2Nb2O9(x=0.15).
SYNTHESIS AND DIELECTRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF BARIUM SUBSTITUTED STRONTIUM BIS...ijrap
The strontium bismuth niobate, SrBi2Nb2O9 (SBN) is a bismuth layered perovskite oxide
compound with potentially useful ferroelectric properties which offer several advantages such as fatigue
free, lead free, low operating voltages, relatively high Curie temperature; and most importantly, their
ferroelectric properties are independent of film thickness. These materials are also important for Fe-RAM
applications having large remanent polarization and low coercivity accompanied by high Curie
temperature for better performance and reliable operation. Present paper describes synthesis, dielectric
properties and impedance studies to reveal the important properties of barium substituted strontium
bismuth niobate, Sr0.85Ba0.15Bi2Nb2O9 in the system Sr1-xBaxBi2Nb2O9(x=0.15).
Dielectric behaviour of Ni+2 substituted Cu Co Nanocrystalline Spinel Ferrite...inventionjournals
Herein, the dielectric properties such as permittivity (real part ε’ and imaginary part ε”) and dielectric loss tangent (tan δ) are reported for the series [Nix Cu(constant) Co0.8-x Fe2O4] where constant=0.2 with x=0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 of ferrites, prepared by Sol-Gel auto-combustion technique by using high purity metal nitrate and citric acid as a catalyst. The variation in the real part (ε’) of dielectric constant , imaginary part ( ε”) of dielectric constant and dielectric loss tangent (tan δ) are studied at room temperature in the frequency range of 100 Hz to 5 MHz. Structural characterization of the annealed samples was done with the help of X-ray diffraction method. The particle size and single phase formation of NiCuCoFe2O4 ferrite was confirmed by Xray diffraction analysis and TEM. The particle size of prepared sample was confirmed by Scherer’s formula. The effect on Particle size (t) and lattice constant (Å) is observed due to substitution of Ni2+ in Cu Co. The digital LCR meter is used to obtain the magnetic properties of prepared pallets. The variations in the structural and dielectric properties of the prepared ferrite material are discussed.
IRJET- Study on Process Parameters of Diffusion Bonding of Titanium with ...IRJET Journal
This document studies the process parameters for diffusion bonding of titanium to stainless steel 304 and aluminum 6061. Diffusion bonding is a solid-state joining process that occurs through atomic transfer at the interface when materials are bonded under heat and pressure. The key parameters that influence bonding are temperature, time, and pressure. Experiments explored bonding titanium to stainless steel at 900°C for 90 minutes at 5MPa and bonding titanium to aluminum at 450°C for 90 minutes at 10MPa. Microhardness tests found these parameter combinations produced the highest bonding strengths at the interfaces. Optimization of diffusion bonding parameters is important for joining dissimilar metals like titanium.
This document summarizes the synthesis and characterization of thin films of pure TiO2 and Sr-doped TiO2 prepared by spin coating technique. Transparent thin films were prepared on glass substrates and annealed at different temperatures from 3000C to 6000C. Structural analysis using GIXRD and Raman spectroscopy confirmed the anatase phase of TiO2. AFM showed a homogeneous globular surface morphology. UV-Vis analysis demonstrated that the optical band gap increased with higher annealing temperatures. Photoluminescence study showed variation in emission peaks for different annealing temperatures and Sr concentrations. Electrical, gas sensing, wettability and self-cleaning properties were also investigated.
Studies of the Atomic and Crystalline Characteristics of Ceramic Oxide Nano P...Mahendra Kumar Trivedi
In the present study, some transition metal oxides (Zinc oxide, iron oxide and copper oxide) which are widely used in the fabrication of electronic devices were selected and subjected to biofield treatment.
Studies of the Atomic and Crystalline Characteristics of Ceramic Oxide Nano P...albertdivis
In the present study, some transition metal oxides (Zinc oxide, iron oxide and copper oxide) which are widely used in the fabrication of electronic devices were selected and subjected to biofield treatment.
This document summarizes research on the electro-thermal and semiconductivity properties of a natural sintered complex carbonate ore. The ore was subjected to sintering treatments at temperatures ranging from 573 to 1273 K. Chemical, spectral, X-ray and thermal analyses were conducted on the native and sintered ore samples. The electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and thermoelectric power coefficient of the sintered ore materials were investigated as a function of temperature. Results showed that increasing the sintering temperature improved the electrical conductivity of the ore due to increased crystallinity and a more ordered crystal structure. Electron hopping between iron ions was found to be the main charge carrier mechanism.
Electro-Thermal and Semiconductivity Behaviour of Natural Sintered Complex Ca...Al Baha University
The electrical
conductivity (휎), thermal conductivity (퐾) and thermoelectric power coefficient (훼) have been investigated as a function of applied
temperature for the sintered ore materials. The electrical conduction is mainly achieved by free electrons near or in conduction
band or n-type. As the sintering temperature (푇s) increases the conduction of the ore is also increased due to the recombination
process taking place between the electrons and holes. Electrons hopping between Fe2+ and Fe3+ are the main charge carriers.The
formation of Fe3O4 at high sintering temperature acts as an active mineralizer, thus inducing an increased degree of crystallinity
and a more ordered crystal structure is produced.
This document summarizes research on the electro-thermal and semiconductivity properties of a natural sintered complex carbonate ore for potential thermo-technological applications. The ore was subjected to sintering treatments at temperatures between 573-1273 K. Analysis showed the sintered ore exhibited increased electrical conductivity with higher sintering temperatures due to electron recombination processes. The formation of Fe3O4 at high temperatures induced crystallinity, producing a more ordered crystal structure. Electrical conduction occurred through free or n-type electrons in the conduction band, with electron hopping between Fe2+ and Fe3+ being the main charge carriers.
QR Secure: A Hybrid Approach Using Machine Learning and Security Validation F...AlexanderRichford
QR Secure: A Hybrid Approach Using Machine Learning and Security Validation Functions to Prevent Interaction with Malicious QR Codes.
Aim of the Study: The goal of this research was to develop a robust hybrid approach for identifying malicious and insecure URLs derived from QR codes, ensuring safe interactions.
This is achieved through:
Machine Learning Model: Predicts the likelihood of a URL being malicious.
Security Validation Functions: Ensures the derived URL has a valid certificate and proper URL format.
This innovative blend of technology aims to enhance cybersecurity measures and protect users from potential threats hidden within QR codes 🖥 🔒
This study was my first introduction to using ML which has shown me the immense potential of ML in creating more secure digital environments!
Tool Support for Testing as Chapter 6 of ISTQB Foundation 2018. Topics covered are Tool Benefits, Test Tool Classification, Benefits of Test Automation and Risk of Test Automation
CTO Insights: Steering a High-Stakes Database MigrationScyllaDB
In migrating a massive, business-critical database, the Chief Technology Officer's (CTO) perspective is crucial. This endeavor requires meticulous planning, risk assessment, and a structured approach to ensure minimal disruption and maximum data integrity during the transition. The CTO's role involves overseeing technical strategies, evaluating the impact on operations, ensuring data security, and coordinating with relevant teams to execute a seamless migration while mitigating potential risks. The focus is on maintaining continuity, optimising performance, and safeguarding the business's essential data throughout the migration process
Radically Outperforming DynamoDB @ Digital Turbine with SADA and Google CloudScyllaDB
Digital Turbine, the Leading Mobile Growth & Monetization Platform, did the analysis and made the leap from DynamoDB to ScyllaDB Cloud on GCP. Suffice it to say, they stuck the landing. We'll introduce Joseph Shorter, VP, Platform Architecture at DT, who lead the charge for change and can speak first-hand to the performance, reliability, and cost benefits of this move. Miles Ward, CTO @ SADA will help explore what this move looks like behind the scenes, in the Scylla Cloud SaaS platform. We'll walk you through before and after, and what it took to get there (easier than you'd guess I bet!).
The Strategy Behind ReversingLabs’ Massive Key-Value MigrationScyllaDB
ReversingLabs recently completed the largest migration in their history: migrating more than 300 TB of data, more than 400 services, and data models from their internally-developed key-value database to ScyllaDB seamlessly, and with ZERO downtime. Services using multiple tables — reading, writing, and deleting data, and even using transactions — needed to go through a fast and seamless switch. So how did they pull it off? Martina shares their strategy, including service migration, data modeling changes, the actual data migration, and how they addressed distributed locking.
The "Zen" of Python Exemplars - OTel Community DayPaige Cruz
The Zen of Python states "There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it." OpenTelemetry is the obvious choice for traces but bad news for Pythonistas when it comes to metrics because both Prometheus and OpenTelemetry offer compelling choices. Let's look at all of the ways you can tie metrics and traces together with exemplars whether you're working with OTel metrics, Prom metrics, Prom-turned-OTel metrics, or OTel-turned-Prom metrics!
MongoDB vs ScyllaDB: Tractian’s Experience with Real-Time MLScyllaDB
Tractian, an AI-driven industrial monitoring company, recently discovered that their real-time ML environment needed to handle a tenfold increase in data throughput. In this session, JP Voltani (Head of Engineering at Tractian), details why and how they moved to ScyllaDB to scale their data pipeline for this challenge. JP compares ScyllaDB, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL, evaluating their data models, query languages, sharding and replication, and benchmark results. Attendees will gain practical insights into the MongoDB to ScyllaDB migration process, including challenges, lessons learned, and the impact on product performance.
Move Auth, Policy, and Resilience to the PlatformChristian Posta
Developer's time is the most crucial resource in an enterprise IT organization. Too much time is spent on undifferentiated heavy lifting and in the world of APIs and microservices much of that is spent on non-functional, cross-cutting networking requirements like security, observability, and resilience.
As organizations reconcile their DevOps practices into Platform Engineering, tools like Istio help alleviate developer pain. In this talk we dig into what that pain looks like, how much it costs, and how Istio has solved these concerns by examining three real-life use cases. As this space continues to emerge, and innovation has not slowed, we will also discuss the recently announced Istio sidecar-less mode which significantly reduces the hurdles to adopt Istio within Kubernetes or outside Kubernetes.
An Introduction to All Data Enterprise IntegrationSafe Software
Are you spending more time wrestling with your data than actually using it? You’re not alone. For many organizations, managing data from various sources can feel like an uphill battle. But what if you could turn that around and make your data work for you effortlessly? That’s where FME comes in.
We’ve designed FME to tackle these exact issues, transforming your data chaos into a streamlined, efficient process. Join us for an introduction to All Data Enterprise Integration and discover how FME can be your game-changer.
During this webinar, you’ll learn:
- Why Data Integration Matters: How FME can streamline your data process.
- The Role of Spatial Data: Why spatial data is crucial for your organization.
- Connecting & Viewing Data: See how FME connects to your data sources, with a flash demo to showcase.
- Transforming Your Data: Find out how FME can transform your data to fit your needs. We’ll bring this process to life with a demo leveraging both geometry and attribute validation.
- Automating Your Workflows: Learn how FME can save you time and money with automation.
Don’t miss this chance to learn how FME can bring your data integration strategy to life, making your workflows more efficient and saving you valuable time and resources. Join us and take the first step toward a more integrated, efficient, data-driven future!
Lee Barnes - Path to Becoming an Effective Test Automation Engineer.pdfleebarnesutopia
So… you want to become a Test Automation Engineer (or hire and develop one)? While there’s quite a bit of information available about important technical and tool skills to master, there’s not enough discussion around the path to becoming an effective Test Automation Engineer that knows how to add VALUE. In my experience this had led to a proliferation of engineers who are proficient with tools and building frameworks but have skill and knowledge gaps, especially in software testing, that reduce the value they deliver with test automation.
In this talk, Lee will share his lessons learned from over 30 years of working with, and mentoring, hundreds of Test Automation Engineers. Whether you’re looking to get started in test automation or just want to improve your trade, this talk will give you a solid foundation and roadmap for ensuring your test automation efforts continuously add value. This talk is equally valuable for both aspiring Test Automation Engineers and those managing them! All attendees will take away a set of key foundational knowledge and a high-level learning path for leveling up test automation skills and ensuring they add value to their organizations.
Day 4 - Excel Automation and Data ManipulationUiPathCommunity
👉 Check out our full 'Africa Series - Automation Student Developers (EN)' page to register for the full program: https://bit.ly/Africa_Automation_Student_Developers
In this fourth session, we shall learn how to automate Excel-related tasks and manipulate data using UiPath Studio.
📕 Detailed agenda:
About Excel Automation and Excel Activities
About Data Manipulation and Data Conversion
About Strings and String Manipulation
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
Excel Automation with the Modern Experience in Studio
Data Manipulation with Strings in Studio
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Automation Student Developers Session 3: Introduction to UI AutomationUiPathCommunity
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After our third session, you will find it easy to use UiPath Studio to create stable and functional bots that interact with user interfaces.
📕 Detailed agenda:
About UI automation and UI Activities
The Recording Tool: basic, desktop, and web recording
About Selectors and Types of Selectors
The UI Explorer
Using Wildcard Characters
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
User Interface (UI) Automation
Selectors in Studio Deep Dive
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For senior executives, successfully managing a major cyber attack relies on your ability to minimise operational downtime, revenue loss and reputational damage.
Indeed, the approach you take to recovery is the ultimate test for your Resilience, Business Continuity, Cyber Security and IT teams.
Our Cyber Recovery Wargame prepares your organisation to deliver an exceptional crisis response.
Event date: 19th June 2024, Tate Modern
Corporate Open Source Anti-Patterns: A Decade LaterScyllaDB
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Guidelines for Effective Data VisualizationUmmeSalmaM1
This PPT discuss about importance and need of data visualization, and its scope. Also sharing strong tips related to data visualization that helps to communicate the visual information effectively.
Brightwell ILC Futures workshop David Sinclair presentationILC- UK
As part of our futures focused project with Brightwell we organised a workshop involving thought leaders and experts which was held in April 2024. Introducing the session David Sinclair gave the attached presentation.
For the project we want to:
- explore how technology and innovation will drive the way we live
- look at how we ourselves will change e.g families; digital exclusion
What we then want to do is use this to highlight how services in the future may need to adapt.
e.g. If we are all online in 20 years, will we need to offer telephone-based services. And if we aren’t offering telephone services what will the alternative be?
Brightwell ILC Futures workshop David Sinclair presentation
Effect of sintering time on the particle size and dielectric properties of La-doped PbTiO3 ceramic nanoparticles
1. ISSN (e): 2250 – 3005 || Vol, 04 || Issue, 9 || September – 2014 ||
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research (IJCER)
www.ijceronline.com Open Access Journal Page 38
Effect of sintering time on the particle size and dielectric properties of La-doped PbTiO3 ceramic nanoparticles A. A. Abd El-razek*1, E. M. Saed1, M. K. Gergs1 1Ferroelectric Lap, Physics Department, Faculty of science, South Valley University, Qena-83523, Egypt
I. INTRODUCTION
In recent years, lead titanate (PbTiO3) ceramics have attracted lot of attention due to its high Curie temperature (490 oC) and low dielectric constant (200), which makes it suitable for high-temperature and high- frequency transducer applications than that of PZT ceramic system [1,2]. However, pure lead titanate ceramics are very difficult to be sintered because of its large lattice anisotropy (c/a = 1.064). On cooling through Curie temperature, the large anisotropy of ceramic material becomes fragile. In addition, it’s difficult to pole the ceramics with low resistivity (107 – 108 Ω cm). By substitution of isovalent (Ca2+, Ba2+, Cd2+, ……etc) or off-valent (Sm3+, Gd3+, La3+, Y3+, ……etc) ions into the Pb sites, the lattice anisotropy is reduced [3], and the samples become more dense. Mn doped PbTiO3 produces a material with high mechanical strength, low dielectric losses and low dielectric constant reliable for piezoelectric resonator applications [4]. M.K. Gerges and et al. studied effect of preparation conditions (pressure, sintering time and temperature) on the ferroelectric properties of (Pb0.1825La0.125)TiO3 ceramics, where the optimum pressure was 40 MPa and they summarized that the sintering time and sintering temperature are considered to be the essential factor for improving quality of ceramics [5]. La- and Zr-doped lead titanate (PLT, PLZT) powder ceramics and thin films are known to have interesting dielectric, pyroelectric, electro-optic and piezoelectric properties [6-9], and so have a wide range of applications such as infrared sensors [10], capacitors [11], ferroelectric memories (dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM)) [12], shutters [7], optical modulators [13], etc. PLT and PLZT belong to the family of ferroelectric relaxors, and so show anomalies in their properties in a relatively extended interval around a temperature, Tm at which the permittivity, εr, reaches a maximum. The corresponding phase transition is called diffuse phase transition. Piezoelectric ceramics are commonly used as sensors. These materials have good detection and output characteristic, and can operate over a wide range of frequencies. However, pure piezoelectric ceramics are often too stiff and brittle to be used as embedded sensors in polymeric composites. In the present work, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties have been investigated for nanoparticles of PLT ceramics synthesized through conventional ceramic preparation technique. Corresponding author*1: Tel: +20966904409; Fax: +20965211273
E-mail address: abdelrazek.mahmoud@sci.svu.edu.eg; abdophy2010@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Nanoparticles of [Pb0.7 La0.2] TiO3 ceramics were prepared by conventional combustion technique from the oxides of PbO, La2O3 and TiO2 with different sintering time (ts) (2, 6, 10, 12, 16 and 20h) while keeping the calcination temperature at 1200 oC. Particle size of the samples was estimated between 25 to 65 nm through Scherrer formula and was found to increase with increasing sintering time (ts). Microstructural analysis of the samples was carried out using scanning electron microscope which showed that grain boundary increased with increasing sintering time (ts) while dislocations were reduced. The dielectric constant and Curie temperature of the samples was increased with increasing sintering time (ts), but the activation energy in both of ferroelectric and paraelectric (Ea) decreased with increasing ts. The diffusion coefficient (γ) decreased with increasing ts. In other words the optimum sintering time conditions was found.
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II. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
Nanoparticles of the PLT were prepared with conventional ceramic method where stoichiometric ratios of oxide powders of PbO, La2O3 and TiO2 were mixed together, and pressed into disc shaped pellets of 2 cm diameter and about 1 cm thickness by applying a pressure of 20 MPa. These discs were calcined for 2 h at a temperature of 700 °C. These discs were further sintered at different sintering times (ts) 2, 6, 10, 12, 16 and 20 h at 1200 °C. Finally, the disks were rushed and grinded mechanically to produce samples with 7.5 mm diameter and about 1.5mm thickness and were coated with on opposite face with aluminum thin films to study the electrical properties. Compositional analysis and lattice parameters of the samples were carried out through X- ray diffraction (XRD) and microstructure analysis was done using scanning electron microscope (SEM) (JEOL, JSM-5500LV). The dielectric properties were measured using LCR meter (TH2826) The Curie temperature was calculated by measuring the dielectric behavior as a function of temperature.
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
a. Structural properties
The X-ray diffraction patterns of ceramic nanoparticles of [Pb0.7 La0.2] TiO3 sintered under different times (2, 12 and 20h) at sintering temperature 1200 oC are shown in Fig. 1. The X-ray analysis indicated that the La- doped PbTiO3 ceramic nanoparticles have major peaks at (101), and all of them are tetragonal in phase. The average grain size (D) of the samples was calculated using Debye-Scherrer method from the broadening of the diffraction line using the expression [14]: D = 0.94λ/βcos(θ) (1) Where λ is the wave length of the CuKα radiation, β is the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the diffraction peak and θ is the Bragg diffraction angle. Fig. 2 shows the variation of grain size as a function of sintering time (ts), and it was found that with increasing ts, grain size increases. The behavior can be explained according to the phenomenological kinetic grain growth equation expressed as [15]: log G = (1/n) log t + (1/n) [ log Ko – 0.434 (Q/RT)] (2) Where G is the average grain size at the time sintering, n is the kinetic grain growth exponent, Ko a constant, Q the apparent activation energy, R the gas constant, and T is the absolute temperature. The average grain size of all the studied samples has been found increased with increasing of sintering time (t), where the average grain size increased from 25 nm to 65 nm, if the sintering time increased from 2h to 20 h are respectivelly between 25 to 65 nm. The growth in grain size as a function of sintering time can be observed in [16]. Fig. 3(a) and (b) shows the lattice constant and lattice anisotropy of La-doped PbTiO3 ceramic nanoparticles as a function of sintering time (ts) at sintered temperature 1200 oC, respectively. It is seen that the lattice constant c-axis decreases correspondingly with increasing the sintering time, while the a-axis changes little, so that the lattice anisotropy (c/a) decreases with increasing sintering time. This results indicate that the system is approaching towards cubic structure. The increasing of sintering time it will assist the modified Lead titanate ceramics in sintering process and improve the crystal structure of the samples. This behavior can be observed in [17,18]. According to Arlt,s model [19], the lattice anisotropy (c/a) is inverse proportional to the partical size. The microstructural analysis of La doped PbTiO3 ceramic nanoparticles were carried out using scanning electron microscope (SEM). Fig.4 (a-c) presents the SEM micrographs of 20% doped PbTiO3 sample sintered at 1200 oC and at different sintering time (2, 10, 16 and 20h). It can be seen that the diameter of grain boundary increased with increasing sintering time of the sample.
b. Dielectric properties
Figs. 5(a) presents the variation of dielectric constant with sintering temperature 1200 0C for three sintering times 2, 12 and 20h under an applied field of 100 kHz. While Fi.5 (b) presents the variation of dielectric constant with respect to the sintering time at two fixed frequencies, 10 KHz and 100 KHz, respectively., Fig. 5(a) shows that for each sample, the general mode of (ε) variation against (T) yields a bell curve, where the dielectric constant increases with increasing temperature and reaches to a maximum value (εmax) at Curie temperature (Tc), then it decreases with further increase of sintering temperature. Further, it is also seen that εmax increases with increasing sintering time, where if the sintering time is increased from 2h to 20h, the εmax increases from 5367 to 8217. This increase in dielectric constant is due to increasing grain size corresponding to the increase in sintering time. Similar behavior has been reported by M. Dongle et al. where they report that the dielectric constant increases with increasing sintering time [5]. From Fig.5(b) it can be seen that the Curied temperature (Tc) for all the studied samples is independent of frequency and the εmax decreases with increasing frequency of the applied field, where in low-frequency region, the dielectric constant has high value, which can be attributed to various polarization effects. At higher frequencies, electronic polarization contribution dominates over ionic and orientation polarization and hence the dielectric values are less [20-22].
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Fig.6 shows the variation of Curie temperature with respect to the sintering time. It is seen that the Curie temperature increases with increasing sintering time, where if the sintering time is increased from 2 to 20h, the Tc increases from 423 to 453 oK. This increase in Tc can be related to the configuration of new dipole moments. Fig. 7 presents plot of activation energy (Eaf, Eap) versus the sintering time (ts), where Eaf and Eap are the activation energy in ferroelectric and paraelectric phases, which can be calculated from the equation [23]. Ln ( -1 ) = Ln (◦ -1 ) - (Ea /k)(1/ T) (3) Where, and ◦ represents the relaxation and critical relaxation times at Tc, respectively. Ea is the activation energy and k is the Boltzmann constant. The slope of ln( -1) versus (1/T) gives the value of Ea. From Fig.7, it is seen that in whole range of sintering time the value of Eap is higher than that of Eaf. The behavior can be related with crystal structure which is tetragonal before the Curie temperature Tc and cubic after it. The rate of decrease for both values of Ea is rapid at low sintering time ts while it is slowed down at higher values and both the values of Ea reach to a minimum at ts ≥ 20 h. These results can indicate the behavior of maximum value for dielectric constant according to the following equation [24] μ = μo exp (-E/KT) (4) Where μ the mobility of dipole moment, E is the activation energy, K is the Boltzmann constant and T is the temperature. The last equation show that the mobility of dipole moment and consequently the maximum value of dielectric constant is inverse proportional to the activation energy, and as the sample was sintered at ts = 20h posses minimum value for activation energy, so that it posses maximum value for dielectric constant.
c. Sintering time effect-induced diffused phase transition
The broadening of the dielectric peak of nanocrystalline PLT suggests a typical non-relaxor behavior with diffuse phase transition. A quantitative estimate of the diffuseness parameter (γ) of the ferroelectric-paraelectric phase transition can be obtained using the equation [25]: (1/ε – 1/εmax) = 1/C(T - Tc)γ, (T < Tc), (5) Where γ and C are modified constants with 1 < γ < 2. The value of γ determines the degree of diffuseness of the phase transition. The value of γ is equal to 1 for a system with a completely ordered transition. On the basis of a local compositional fluctuation model, the value of γ is equal to 2 for a completely diffuse system. The value γ < 1 suggests diffused transition [26] The plots of ln(1/ε – 1/εmax) versus ln(T - Tc) corresponding to the samples for sintering time = 2, 12 and 20h, respectively, are shown in Fig. 8 at an applied field of 10 kHz. According to Eq (4) the slope of ln(1/ε – 1/εmax) versus ln(T - Tc) gives the value of γ. From the plot, it can noted that value of γ decrease from 1.3 to 1.11 when the sintering time is increased from 2 to 20h, indicating that the ferroelectric transition becomes less diffuse and the quality of the samples is more. These results are in agreement with the results reported by S.K.S. Parashar et al [27,28]. The values of γ calculated from the fitting of curve in Fig.8 are listed in Table 1.
IV. CONCLUSIONS
We have successfully grown the nanoparticles of (Pb0.7La0.2)TiO3 ceramic and studied the effect of sintering time on the samples sintered at 1200 oC which show that the sintering time cannot only reduce the lattice anisotropy (c/a), but also keep good dielectric properties, where the value of εmax increased from 6010 to 18200 if the sintering time is increased from 2 to 20h at a frequency 10 kHz of the applied field. For all the ceramics samples, the values of εmax at 10 kHz were more than that at 100 kHz at the same sintering time. Also the phase transition increased with increasing sintering time and it is independent of the frequency of applied electric field. The grain sizes of the samples were increased with increasing sintering time which means that the dislocations were reduced and the samples became harder. The γ coefficient decreased with increasing sintering time which means that the sample quality was further improved and the bell curve was sharper with increasing sintering time. We can conclude that the sintering time is considered to be the essential factor for improving the quality of the ceramics samples. REFERENCES
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Table Caption
Table.1. Comparison of lattice parameter (nm), dielectric data, grain size (nm), diffusivity and activation
energy (eV) for the sample (Pb0.7 La 0.20.1)TiO3 ceramics, with different sintering time.
Parameter 2 6 10 12 16 20h
c (Ao) 4.1 4.09 4.075 4.065 4.05 4.045
a (Ao) 3.9 3.901 3.9015 3.9018 3.902 3.9022
c/a 1.05 1.048 1.044 1.041 1.037 1.035
εmax (10 kHz) 6010 9153 13308 15427 17500 18200
εmax (100 kHz) 5367 7149 7305 7650 7966 8217
Tc (K) 423 427 433 440 447 453
partical size (nm) 25 38 50 57 61 65
γ 1.3 1.24 1.19 1.16 1.13 1.11
Eaf (eV) 1.6 1.18 1.07 0.983 0.903 0.853
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Fig. 5. (a) Variation of dielectric constant with temperature for the sample PLT ceramics sintered at 2, 12 and 20h. (b) Depending (εmax) with two various frequencies (10 and 100 kHz) for all studied the samples Fig.6. Depending Curie temperature for the sample [(Pb0.7La0.20 .1)] TiO3 ceramics sintered at 1200 0C as a function of the sintering time.
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Fig. 7. A plot of activation energy at the ferroelectric (Eaf) and paraelectric phases (Eap) for the sample (Pb0.7La0.20.1)TiO3 ceramics versus with the sintering time. Fig. 8. A plot of max versus the ln(1/ε – 1/εmax) versus ln(T - Tc) for (Pb0.7La0.20.1)TiO3 ceramics, with sintering time (a) = 2h, (b) = 12h, and (c) = 20h.
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Effect of sintering time on the particle size and dielectric properties of La-doped PbTiO3 ceramic nanoparticles A. A. Abd El-razek*1, E. M. Saed1, M. K. Gergs1 1Ferroelectric Lap, Physics Department, Faculty of science, South Valley University, Qena-83523, Egypt
I. INTRODUCTION
In recent years, lead titanate (PbTiO3) ceramics have attracted lot of attention due to its high Curie temperature (490 oC) and low dielectric constant (200), which makes it suitable for high-temperature and high- frequency transducer applications than that of PZT ceramic system [1,2]. However, pure lead titanate ceramics are very difficult to be sintered because of its large lattice anisotropy (c/a = 1.064). On cooling through Curie temperature, the large anisotropy of ceramic material becomes fragile. In addition, it’s difficult to pole the ceramics with low resistivity (107 – 108 Ω cm). By substitution of isovalent (Ca2+, Ba2+, Cd2+, ……etc) or off-valent (Sm3+, Gd3+, La3+, Y3+, ……etc) ions into the Pb sites, the lattice anisotropy is reduced [3], and the samples become more dense. Mn doped PbTiO3 produces a material with high mechanical strength, low dielectric losses and low dielectric constant reliable for piezoelectric resonator applications [4]. M.K. Gerges and et al. studied effect of preparation conditions (pressure, sintering time and temperature) on the ferroelectric properties of (Pb0.1825La0.125)TiO3 ceramics, where the optimum pressure was 40 MPa and they summarized that the sintering time and sintering temperature are considered to be the essential factor for improving quality of ceramics [5]. La- and Zr-doped lead titanate (PLT, PLZT) powder ceramics and thin films are known to have interesting dielectric, pyroelectric, electro-optic and piezoelectric properties [6-9], and so have a wide range of applications such as infrared sensors [10], capacitors [11], ferroelectric memories (dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM)) [12], shutters [7], optical modulators [13], etc. PLT and PLZT belong to the family of ferroelectric relaxors, and so show anomalies in their properties in a relatively extended interval around a temperature, Tm at which the permittivity, εr, reaches a maximum. The corresponding phase transition is called diffuse phase transition. Piezoelectric ceramics are commonly used as sensors. These materials have good detection and output characteristic, and can operate over a wide range of frequencies. However, pure piezoelectric ceramics are often too stiff and brittle to be used as embedded sensors in polymeric composites. In the present work, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties have been investigated for nanoparticles of PLT ceramics synthesized through conventional ceramic preparation technique. Corresponding author*1: Tel: +20966904409; Fax: +20965211273
E-mail address: abdelrazek.mahmoud@sci.svu.edu.eg; abdophy2010@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Nanoparticles of [Pb0.7 La0.2] TiO3 ceramics were prepared by conventional combustion technique from the oxides of PbO, La2O3 and TiO2 with different sintering time (ts) (2, 6, 10, 12, 16 and 20h) while keeping the calcination temperature at 1200 oC. Particle size of the samples was estimated between 25 to 65 nm through Scherrer formula and was found to increase with increasing sintering time (ts). Microstructural analysis of the samples was carried out using scanning electron microscope which showed that grain boundary increased with increasing sintering time (ts) while dislocations were reduced. The dielectric constant and Curie temperature of the samples was increased with increasing sintering time (ts), but the activation energy in both of ferroelectric and paraelectric (Ea) decreased with increasing ts. The diffusion coefficient (γ) decreased with increasing ts. In other words the optimum sintering time conditions was found.
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II. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
Nanoparticles of the PLT were prepared with conventional ceramic method where stoichiometric ratios of oxide powders of PbO, La2O3 and TiO2 were mixed together, and pressed into disc shaped pellets of 2 cm diameter and about 1 cm thickness by applying a pressure of 20 MPa. These discs were calcined for 2 h at a temperature of 700 °C. These discs were further sintered at different sintering times (ts) 2, 6, 10, 12, 16 and 20 h at 1200 °C. Finally, the disks were rushed and grinded mechanically to produce samples with 7.5 mm diameter and about 1.5mm thickness and were coated with on opposite face with aluminum thin films to study the electrical properties. Compositional analysis and lattice parameters of the samples were carried out through X- ray diffraction (XRD) and microstructure analysis was done using scanning electron microscope (SEM) (JEOL, JSM-5500LV). The dielectric properties were measured using LCR meter (TH2826) The Curie temperature was calculated by measuring the dielectric behavior as a function of temperature.
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
a. Structural properties
The X-ray diffraction patterns of ceramic nanoparticles of [Pb0.7 La0.2] TiO3 sintered under different times (2, 12 and 20h) at sintering temperature 1200 oC are shown in Fig. 1. The X-ray analysis indicated that the La- doped PbTiO3 ceramic nanoparticles have major peaks at (101), and all of them are tetragonal in phase. The average grain size (D) of the samples was calculated using Debye-Scherrer method from the broadening of the diffraction line using the expression [14]: D = 0.94λ/βcos(θ) (1) Where λ is the wave length of the CuKα radiation, β is the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the diffraction peak and θ is the Bragg diffraction angle. Fig. 2 shows the variation of grain size as a function of sintering time (ts), and it was found that with increasing ts, grain size increases. The behavior can be explained according to the phenomenological kinetic grain growth equation expressed as [15]: log G = (1/n) log t + (1/n) [ log Ko – 0.434 (Q/RT)] (2) Where G is the average grain size at the time sintering, n is the kinetic grain growth exponent, Ko a constant, Q the apparent activation energy, R the gas constant, and T is the absolute temperature. The average grain size of all the studied samples has been found increased with increasing of sintering time (t), where the average grain size increased from 25 nm to 65 nm, if the sintering time increased from 2h to 20 h are respectivelly between 25 to 65 nm. The growth in grain size as a function of sintering time can be observed in [16]. Fig. 3(a) and (b) shows the lattice constant and lattice anisotropy of La-doped PbTiO3 ceramic nanoparticles as a function of sintering time (ts) at sintered temperature 1200 oC, respectively. It is seen that the lattice constant c-axis decreases correspondingly with increasing the sintering time, while the a-axis changes little, so that the lattice anisotropy (c/a) decreases with increasing sintering time. This results indicate that the system is approaching towards cubic structure. The increasing of sintering time it will assist the modified Lead titanate ceramics in sintering process and improve the crystal structure of the samples. This behavior can be observed in [17,18]. According to Arlt,s model [19], the lattice anisotropy (c/a) is inverse proportional to the partical size. The microstructural analysis of La doped PbTiO3 ceramic nanoparticles were carried out using scanning electron microscope (SEM). Fig.4 (a-c) presents the SEM micrographs of 20% doped PbTiO3 sample sintered at 1200 oC and at different sintering time (2, 10, 16 and 20h). It can be seen that the diameter of grain boundary increased with increasing sintering time of the sample.
b. Dielectric properties
Figs. 5(a) presents the variation of dielectric constant with sintering temperature 1200 0C for three sintering times 2, 12 and 20h under an applied field of 100 kHz. While Fi.5 (b) presents the variation of dielectric constant with respect to the sintering time at two fixed frequencies, 10 KHz and 100 KHz, respectively., Fig. 5(a) shows that for each sample, the general mode of (ε) variation against (T) yields a bell curve, where the dielectric constant increases with increasing temperature and reaches to a maximum value (εmax) at Curie temperature (Tc), then it decreases with further increase of sintering temperature. Further, it is also seen that εmax increases with increasing sintering time, where if the sintering time is increased from 2h to 20h, the εmax increases from 5367 to 8217. This increase in dielectric constant is due to increasing grain size corresponding to the increase in sintering time. Similar behavior has been reported by M. Dongle et al. where they report that the dielectric constant increases with increasing sintering time [5]. From Fig.5(b) it can be seen that the Curied temperature (Tc) for all the studied samples is independent of frequency and the εmax decreases with increasing frequency of the applied field, where in low-frequency region, the dielectric constant has high value, which can be attributed to various polarization effects. At higher frequencies, electronic polarization contribution dominates over ionic and orientation polarization and hence the dielectric values are less [20-22].](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)