Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 56
  • Issue: 2

Effect of Gd3+ -substitution on structural and electrical properties of lead zirconate titanate (PZT; Zr/Ti = 55/45) ceramics

  • Author:
  • Sweta Sharma, S.C. Azad1, Soaib Khan, Rajiv Ranjan, Banarji Behera2, R.N.P. Choudhary3
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 137 to 142

1R. V. S. College of Engg. & Tech., Jamshedpur, India

2Sambalpur University, Odisha, India

3ITER, S.O.A. University, Odisha, India

Jamshedpur Co-operative College, Kolhan University, Jharkhand, India

*Corresponding Authors Email: rajivranjan.jcc@gmail.com

Online published on 21 February, 2015.

Abstract

The polycrystalline samples of Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) ceramics substituted with rare earth element Gadolinium (Gd3+) with the chemical composition Pb1-x Gdx (Zr0.55 Ti0.45)1-x/4 O3; x = 0.00, 0.06 and 0.09 were prepared by high-temperature mixed oxide method. Structure of the materials has been analyzed using XRD-technique. Dielectric properties of the materials were investigated within a wide range of temperature at selected frequencies. AC-conductivity of the materials has been analyzed at different temperatures and selected frequencies.

Keywords

PZT, PGZT, XRD, Dielectric properties, AC conductivity