IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY STUDY OF NaCa2Nb5O15 CERAMICS

Abstract

Polycrystalline sample of NaCa 2 Nb 5 O 15 was prepared by a high-temperature solid-state reaction technique. Preliminary X-ray structural analysis exhibits the orthorhombic crystal structure of the compound at room temperature. Detailed dielectric studies of NaCa 2 Nb 5 O 15 over a wide range of temperature (31–500°C) and frequency (102–106 Hz) did not show any dielectric anomaly (or ferroelectric phase transition) as observed in other members of the tungsten bronze structural family. However, the low loss tangent and dielectric constant increase with increasing temperature. Complex impedance and modulus plots (at different temperature and frequency) show the existence of non-Debye type of relaxation process in the compound. Complex modulus spectrum shows only grain contribution in the compound. Electric modulus analysis suggests that a possible hopping mechanism is evident for electrical transport processes in the system. Studies of AC conductivity with frequency suggest that the material obeys Jonscher's universal power law.