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Dielectric relaxation and conduction behaviors of Aurivillius Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15 ceramics with Na doping

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Aurivillius Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15 and Bi4Ti3O12 compounds were synthesized via solid-state reaction technique. X-ray powder diffraction study confirmed monophasic four-layered Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15 and three-layered Bi4Ti3O12 ceramics. Dielectric relaxation and conduction behaviors of Na-contained Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15 ceramics were thoroughly investigated in a large scale of temperature of 30–650 °C and frequency of 40 Hz–1 MHz. In addition, comparative studies of both the compounds were discussed. Impedance and modulus analyses revealed a single relaxation behavior in Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15 compound which was originated from the grain’s interior with grain resistance of 2.189 × 105 Ω and capacitance of 4.268 × 10−10 F at 570 °C. While in Bi4Ti3O12 ceramic the relaxation was due to the contributions of grain and grain boundaries. Alternating current (AC) conductivity analysis revealed the presence of two different conduction regions in both the compounds. Activation energies for the two different conduction mechanisms, i.e., in low-temperature region and in high-temperature region were calculated to be ~ 0.23 and ~ 1.27 eV at 1 kHz for Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15 compound and ~ 0.43 eV and ~ 0.97 eV at 1 kHz for Bi4Ti3O12 compound, respectively. The present study of dielectric relaxation and conduction behaviors would be helpful for further investigations of Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15-related Aurivillius compounds.

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This study was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51972029 and 51772029).

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  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China

    Fida Rehman & Jing-Bo Li

  2. Department of Physics, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzafarabad, 13100, Pakistan

    Pervaiz Ahmed

  3. Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems and School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China

    Muhammad Sheraz Khan

  4. Department of Physics, Abbottabad University of Science & Technology, Havelian, 22500, Pakistan

    Fida Rehman & Yasir Saeed

  5. Department of Chemistry, Abbottabad University of Science & Technology, Havelian, 22500, Pakistan

    Asma khan

  6. Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China

    Muhammad Zubair

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Rehman, F., Li, JB., Ahmed, P. et al. Dielectric relaxation and conduction behaviors of Aurivillius Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15 ceramics with Na doping. Rare Met. 40, 1247–1254 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-020-01634-8

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