Abstract
Effect of Ce and La substitution on the microstructure and dielectric properties of bismuth titanate (BT) ceramics was investigated. Bismuth titanate ceramics (Bi 4− x A x Ti 3O 12) (A = Ce or La; x = 0, 0.5, 1) were processed by sintering of pressed pellets, prepared from nanopowder synthesized by the modified sol–gel method. Pure and La modified bismuth titanate ceramics have single Bi 4Ti 3O 12 phase of Aurivillius type, whereas a small amount of Bi 2Ti 2O 7 pyrochlore phase appears in Ce modified bismuth titanate ceramics. In the same time addition of La and Ce improved sinterability of BT ceramics. The results of the measurement of dielectric constant and loss tangent at different frequencies (100 Hz–1 MHz) as a function of temperature reveal that Ce modified ceramics has a diffuse phase transition. Temperature T m , corresponding to the maximum value of the dielectric constant, is shifted to higher temperature and the maximum value of the dielectric constant is decreased with increasing frequency, which indicate that relaxor behavior is caused by Ce substitution.
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