Electronic structure and bonding interactions in Ba1--xSrxZr0.1Ti0.9O3 ceramics

Jegannathan MANGAIYARKKARASI , Subramanian SASIKUMAR , Olai Vasu SARAVANAN , Ramachandran SARAVANAN

Front. Mater. Sci. ›› 2017, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (2) : 182 -189.

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Front. Mater. Sci. ›› 2017, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (2) : 182 -189. DOI: 10.1007/s11706-017-0376-x
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Electronic structure and bonding interactions in Ba1--xSrxZr0.1Ti0.9O3 ceramics

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An investigation on the precise electronic structure and bonding interactions has been carried out on Ba1xSrxZr0.1Ti0.9O3 (short for BSZT, x = 0, 0.05, 0.07 and 0.14) ceramic systems prepared via high-temperature solid state reaction technique. The influence of Sr doping on the BSZT structure has been examined by characterizing the prepared samples using PXRD, UV-visible spectrophotometry, SEM and EDS. Powder profile refinement of X-ray data confirms that all the synthesized samples have been crystallized in cubic perovskite structure with single phase. Charge density distribution of the BSZT systems has been completely analyzed by the maximum entropy method (MEM). Co-substitution of Sr at the Ba site and Zr at the Ti site into the BaTiO3 structure presents the ionic nature between Ba and O ions and the covalent nature between Ti and O ions, revealed from MEM calculations. Optical band gap values have been evaluated from UV-visible absorption spectra. Particles with irregular shapes and well defined grain boundaries are clearly visualized from SEM images. The phase purity of the prepared samples is further confirmed by EDS qualitative spectral analysis.

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barium titanate / X-ray diffraction / Rietveld refinement / maximum entropy method / bonding

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Jegannathan MANGAIYARKKARASI, Subramanian SASIKUMAR, Olai Vasu SARAVANAN, Ramachandran SARAVANAN. Electronic structure and bonding interactions in Ba1--xSrxZr0.1Ti0.9O3 ceramics. Front. Mater. Sci., 2017, 11(2): 182-189 DOI:10.1007/s11706-017-0376-x

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