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Ferroelectricity in SrTiO3 Ceramics Induced by Pr Doping

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

A. Durán ,
E. Martínez ,
J. Mata ,
J. Heiras ,
X. Solans  and
J. Siqueiros
A. Durán
Affiliation:
Centro de Ciencias de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apdo. Postal 2681, Ensenada Baja California, 22800, MÉXICO.
E. Martínez
Affiliation:
Centro de Ciencias de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apdo. Postal 2681, Ensenada Baja California, 22800, MÉXICO.
J. Mata
Affiliation:
Centro de Ciencias de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apdo. Postal 2681, Ensenada Baja California, 22800, MÉXICO.
J. Heiras
Affiliation:
Centro de Ciencias de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apdo. Postal 2681, Ensenada Baja California, 22800, MÉXICO.
X. Solans
Affiliation:
Departament de cristallografia, Universitat de Barcelona-E08028, Barcelona Spain.
J. Siqueiros
Affiliation:
Departament de cristallografia, Universitat de Barcelona-E08028, Barcelona Spain.
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Abstract

Ferroelectricity was induced in SrTiO3 by the Sr exchange for Pr ion in the A site of the perovskite ABO3-type structure. X-ray diffraction patterns show single phase crystalline structure in the SrxPr1-xTiO3 compound for x=0, 0.025, 0.050, 0.075 and 0.1 compositions. Rietveld refinement shows that the unit cell volume decreases with the increasing of Pr content as a consequence of the difference between Sr/Pr ionic radii. Furthermore, high-temperature differential thermoanalysis (DTA) displays a small anomaly at about 118 °C which is probably due to the Pr ion producing a distortion of the perovskite structure via an off-center site. This deformation in the lattice induces a measurable polar behavior of the solid solution. Dielectric permittivity (ε vs T) measurements display a well defined peak at about 238 °C. Furthermore, a well defined hysteresis loop at 30 °C with a remnant polarization that tends to decrease with increasing Pr concentration is observed. Both experimental results confirm the ferroelectric state induced by the Pr ion.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 848: Symposium FF – Solid-State Chemistry of Inorganic Materials V , 2004 , FF9.19
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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