The effect of Ni doping on the microstructure and dielectric properties of CaCu3Ti4O12 ceramics
摘要
In this study, CaCu3 − xNixTi4O12 dielectric ceramics were synthesized via the conventional solid-state reaction method and sintered at 1080 °C for 6 h. Dielectric properties measurement and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were employed to analyse the internal barrier layer capacitor (IBLC) behavior. At 10 kHz, undoped CaCu3Ti₄O₁₂ (CCTO) exhibited a permittivity of 3475, a dielectric loss (tan δ) of 0.103, the grain boundary resistance of 8.24 × 105 Ω, and the activation energy of 0.539 eV. However, Ni-doped CCTO ceramics significantly enhances the grain size and the dielectric properties, including a high permittivity of 5823 and a dielectric loss of 0.146 at 10 kHz, along with a grain boundary resistance of 4.01 × 105 Ω and an activation energy of 0.421 eV. Notably, the dielectric constant of 10 mol% NiO-doped CCTO ceramics is approximately 1.7 times higher than that of the undoped CCTO ceramics.