Sains Malaysiana 43(10)(2014): 1573–1582

Structural and Electrical Properties of Nb-substituted LiTa1-xNbxO₃

(Sifat Struktur dan Elektrik bagi LiTa1-xNbxO₃ yang Digantikan dengan Nb)

K.Y. BAK¹, K.B. TAN¹*, C.C. KHAW², Z. ZAINAL¹, P.Y. TAN¹ & M.P. CHON¹

¹Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia

43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

²Department of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 53300 Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Received: 21 August 2013/Accepted: 10 February 2014

ABSTRACT

Single phase LiTa1-xNbxO₃ solid solution with 0.00 ≤ x ≤ 1.00 was successfully synthesised via conventional solid-state method at 950°C for 24 h. These materials were refined and fully indexed with hexagonal crystal system, space group of R3c; lattice parameters, a ranging from 5.1410(6) Ǻ to 5.1471(3) Ǻ and c ranging from 13.7467(1) Ǻ to 13.8341(1) Ǻ; with α = β = 90° and γ = 120°. Variation of the lattice parameters in these materials was found to be negligibly small throughout the subsolidus solution. No thermal event was detected within the studied temperature range of 50 to 1000°C. The electrical properties of samples were characterised by AC impedance analyser, HP4192A at temperature ranging from room temperature to 850°C over a frequency range of 5 Hz to 13 MHz. LiTa1-xNbxO₃ materials exhibited bulk response with associated capacitances in the order of 10-12 F cm-1 and the temperature-dependent conductivities were found to increase with increasing temperatures. The results showed that LiTa1-xNbxO₃ samples were of typical ferroelectrics.

Keywords: Ferroelectric; impedance; solid solution; solid-state method

ABSTRAK

Larutan pepejal LiTa1-xNbxO₃ tulen dengan 0.00 ≤ x ≤ 1.00 telah berjaya disintesis melalui kaedah penyediaan keadaan pepejal pada 950°C selama 24 jam. Bahan-bahan tersebut dapat diindeks sepenuhnya dalam sistem kristal heksagon dengan kumpulan ruangan, R3c; nilai parameter kekisi, a, b dalam julat 5.1410(6) Ǻ ke 5.1471(3) Ǻ dan c dalam lingkungan 13.7467(1) Ǻ ke 13.8341(1) Ǻ; α = β = 90° dan γ = 120°. Perubahan parameter kekisi larutan pepejal LiTa1-xNbxO₃ didapati adalah terhad. Tiada sebarang keadaan terma dikesan daripada suhu 50 sehingga 1000°C. Sifat elektrik dicirikan dengan penganalisis AC impedans, HP4192A daripada suhu bilik hingga 850°C dalam julat frekuensi antara 5 Hz hingga 13 MHz. Bahan-bahan dalam siri larutan pepejal menunjukkan sifat pukal dengan kapasitan dalam tertib 10-12 F cm-1. Konduktiviti bagi sampel ini didapati meningkat dengan peningkatan suhu. Keputusan analisis menunjukkan siri larutan pepejal LiTa1-xNbxO₃ dengan 0.00 ≤ x ≤ 1.00 bersifat jenis bahan ferroelektrik.

Kata kunci: Ferroelektrik; impedans; kaedah penyediaan keadaan pepejal; larutan pepejal

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