Simultaneously improved dielectric, optical and conductivity properties of SrLa<sub>1−x</sub>Nd<sub>x</sub>LiTeO<sub>6</sub> double perovskites
M.Z.M. Halizan, Zakiah Mohamed, A. K. Yahya
Abstract
Abstract In this study, SrLa 1-x Nd x LiTeO 6 ( x = 0.00, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00) compounds were prepared using the solid-state method, and their structural, optical, dielectric and conductivity properties were investigated. The Rietveld refinement of x-ray diffraction (XRD) data shows that the compound crystallizes in monoclinic symmetry (i.e. P2 1 /n space group). The morphological scanning electron microscopy study reports a larger grain size when the dopant is added. The optical ultraviolet-visible light spectroscopy (UV-Vis) study reveals that the energy band gap decreases as the doping increases from x = 0.00 to 0.50. Dielectric studies using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) characterization reveal the non-Debye trend of dielectric real permittivity ( ε′ ) with the enhancement of ε ′ at 1 MHz from x = 0.00 to 0.50. ε′ and the dielectric tangent losses (Tan δ ) show increment and decrement patterns, respectively, when the temperature is increased. The frequency-dependent conductivity ( σ AC ) plot follows the universal power law at all temperatures, and the σ AC behavior in SrLa 1-x Nd x LiTeO 6 is due to the tunneling of polarons.