- Previous Article
- Next Article
- Table of Contents
Thin Solid Films, Vol.515, No.16, 6289-6293, 2007
Transitions of barium strontium titanate ferroelectric ceramics for different strontium content
Ceramic based barium strontium titanate (BST) solid solutions with the formula Ba1-xSrxTiO3 are very important candidates for a wide range device applications. Several doped (Mn and Mg) and undoped samples were prepared by standard solid-state reaction. Special emphasis was put on compositions with x=0.35 and 0.60, with high potential for applications. The samples were sintered at temperatures in the 1200 divided by 1260 degrees C range. Structural X-ray diffraction analysis preformed confirms the perovskite structure. The dielectric parameters were investigated in a wide temperature range between - 150 and 150 degrees C. The temperature was cyclically changed in both directions, up and down, at a rate of less than 2 degrees C/ min. Both permittivity and dielectric loss were measured at low frequencies, 1 kHz. The peak values of the permittivity are increasing from 2000 to 4000 with the sintering temperature increase. Moreover the dielectric parameters were measured at room temperature in microwave domain (1 divided by 2 GHz). The Curie temperature of BST samples with x=0.35 and x=0.6 is in agreement with the Curie point dependence on Sr content, as we have previously reported. (C) 2007 Published by Elsevier B.V.