The investigation of electrical properties and microstructure of ZnO-doped Ba0.9Sr0.1TiO3 ceramics

Abstract

Ba[Formula: see text]Sr[Formula: see text]TiO3 ceramics with or without ZnO have been prepared by traditional solid state reaction method. The XRD analysis showed that the doped Zn[Formula: see text] ions diffused into the BST crystal lattice, resulting in the variation of dielectric properties. Especially the dielectric constant at Curie point decreased with doping ZnO content when it is lower than 0.5[Formula: see text]mol%. Due to the promotion of sintering, doping ZnO can enhance the density of ceramics but increase grain size. However, ZnO is a kind of semiconductor and can lead to the decrease in electrical breakdown strength value.