Nanostructural, mechanical, dielectric, and morphological measurements of (BT) BaTiO3 and (BCT) BaCaTiO3 for energy storage applications
摘要
Barium titanate (BT) and calcium-doped barium titanate BCT (BaCaxTi1-xO3), x = 0.0, 0.025, 0.050, and 0.075, and perovskite powders nanostructures, were manufactured by the solid-state reaction (SSR) route and analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD) at (20–90) degrees to investigate the crystallite phases and geometric limits for the synthesized powders. The XRD peaks revealed a narrowing and a shift toward higher angles for XCa (0, 0.025, and 0.050), and a shift to lower angles for XCa (0.075), due to Ca2+ substitution or interstitial sites in the BaTiO3 lattice. The impact of Ca2+ substitution or interstitial insertion into the BaTiO3 lattice was investigated using X-ray diffraction, as well as strain analysis via the Williamson–Hall and Scherrer equations. In addition, stress, Young’s modulus, and energy density have been valued for the perovskite structure. Moreover, the lattice parameter has been estimated according to Vegard’s law with fitted plots and goodness of fit R2 close to 1. The reflectance curves exhibit red-shifted reflectivity peaks for Ca-doped BaTiO3, especially at 0.075, dopant; moreover, the c/a ratio of the tetragonality degree greatly influences the Curry temperature (Tc). It was observed that Tc shifts toward room temperature with increasing Ca ion content. The surface morphology was measured using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which shows a dense microstructure and an increase in roughness during grain growth.