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Structural, dielectric, and ferroelectric properties of lead-free BCZT ceramics elaborated by low-temperature hydrothermal processing

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Lead-free Ba0.85Ca0.15Zr0.10Ti0.90O3 (BCZT) ceramics have demonstrated excellent dielectric, ferroelectric, and piezoelectric properties in comparison to lead-based materials. The synthesis of pure and crystalline BCZT nanopowders at low temperatures of 25, 80, and 160 °C was reported previously by using a sol–gel method followed by a hydrothermal route. In this study, the structural, dielectric, and ferroelectric properties of sintered BCZT ceramics at 1250 °C/10 h were investigated. XRD measurements revealed the presence of a single perovskite phase at room temperature with the coexistence of the orthorhombic and tetragonal symmetries. The increase of grain size and the ceramic density in BCZT ceramics result in an enhancement of the dielectric and ferroelectric properties of BCZT ceramics. More interestingly, the synthesis temperature of BCZT powders with high dielectric and ferroelectric properties could be decreased to a low temperature of 160 °C, which is about 1200 °C lower when compared with solid-state reaction and 840 °C lower when compared with sol–gel methods. The BCZT ceramics elaborated at 160 °C revealed excellent electrical properties (dielectric constant, dielectric loss, remnant polarization, and maximal polarization of 12,085, 0.017, 8.59 µC/cm2, and 27.21 µC/cm2, respectively) and enhanced energy performances (recovered energy density and energy efficiency of 367.2 mJ/cm3 and 67.2%, respectively). Hence, the use of low-temperature hydrothermal processing can be encouraging for the synthesis of lead-free ceramics with high dielectric and ferroelectric properties.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the generous financial support of CNRST Priority Program PPR 15/2015 and the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 778072. Z. K. and B. R. acknowledge Slovenian Research Agency grant J1-9147 and program P1-0125.

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  1. IMED-Lab, Cadi Ayyad University, 40000, Marrakesh, Morocco

    Zouhair Hanani, Daoud Mezzane, M’barek Amjoud & Adnane Bouzina

  2. ICMCB, University of Bordeaux, 33600, Pessac, France

    Zouhair Hanani & Mohamed Gouné

  3. LPMC, University of Picardy Jules Verne, 80039, Amiens, France

    Yaovi Gagou, Anna G. Razumnaya & Mimoun El Marssi

  4. IM2NP, Aix Marseille University, 13397, Marseille, France

    Khalid Hoummada & Carine Perrin

  5. Faculty of Physics, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, 344090, Russia

    Anna G. Razumnaya

  6. Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Zdravko Kutnjak & Brigita Rožič

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Hanani, Z., Mezzane, D., Amjoud, M. et al. Structural, dielectric, and ferroelectric properties of lead-free BCZT ceramics elaborated by low-temperature hydrothermal processing. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 10096–10104 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-03555-9

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