Structural Studies of Ce 4+ Ion Substituted BCZT Perovskite Ceramics

Abstract

Cerium substituted BCZT ceramic samples for x = 0, 0.05–0.020 were prepared by conventional method. These samples were sintered through microwave sintering. The structural properties were studied with XRD, SEM, and FTIR. The crystallinity was calculated by using Scherrer’s, particle density was calculated with Smith and Wijn formulae, micro strain and dislocation densities were calculated from Williamson–Hall (W–H) plots and Nelson–Riley (N–R) plot for finding lattice parameters. The average size of the particle is increased whereas the lattice parameters, densities, and porosity were decreased with the increasing concentration of Ce. FTIR shows broad peaks for all concentrations of Ce.