(Ba1?xLax)(Ti1?x/2Cax/2)O3 (0.03???x???0.06) (BLTC) ceramics were prepared using a mixed oxides method. The structure, microstructure, and dielectric properties of BLTC were investigated by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscope, and dielectric measurements. Both symmetric (2?0?0) XRD peak indicative of cubicity and sharp 308?cm?1 Raman band indicative of tetragonality are characteristics of pseudo-cubic symmetry of BLTC. The unit cell volume of BLTC increased linearly with x, satisfying Vegard’s law. A strong “Raman charge effect” appeared at 836?cm?1 because of the aliovalent double substitution in BLTC. The x?=?0.03 sample because of its higher permittivity (ε′?=?~2000) and lower loss (tan δ?<?0.04) is a novel dielectric for X7R applications. The formation of defect complexes was responsible for the dielectric-temperature stability of BLTC.
D.-Y.Lu,Y.Yue,X.-Y.Sun.
Journal of Alloys and Compounds,586,136-141(2014)