Atomic resolution microstructure study of Bi-doped SrTiO3

Intrinsic SrTiO3 is a quantum paraelectric, but moderately Bi-doped SrTiO3 exhibits dielectric frequency dispersion similar to relaxor ferroelectrics. In this paper, detailed electron microscopic studies of the microstructures of Bi-doped SrTiO3 samples were presented. It was found that the Sr sites...

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Main Authors: Chao Li, Yijun Zhang, Guohua Dong, Guangliang Hu, Guang Yang, Chaoqiang Liu, Houwen Chen, Xiaoyong Wei
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Published: World Scientific Publishing 2024-12-01
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author Chao Li
Yijun Zhang
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Guang Yang
Chaoqiang Liu
Houwen Chen
Xiaoyong Wei
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Guohua Dong
Guangliang Hu
Guang Yang
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description Intrinsic SrTiO3 is a quantum paraelectric, but moderately Bi-doped SrTiO3 exhibits dielectric frequency dispersion similar to relaxor ferroelectrics. In this paper, detailed electron microscopic studies of the microstructures of Bi-doped SrTiO3 samples were presented. It was found that the Sr sites were replaced by off-central Bi, resulting in tensile strain in the strontium titanate (STO) lattice. In the Bi-doped SrTiO3 samples, the valence of titanium mainly showed the Ti[Formula: see text] characteristic. According to the dielectric behavior and microstructure analysis, the polar nanoregions (PNRs) composed of strained SrTiO3 nanoclusters should be responsible for the ferroelectric relaxor behavior in samples with moderate Bi content.
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spelling doaj-art-8a55acf877f64c599ea11022d5d44a052025-08-20T02:50:04ZengWorld Scientific PublishingJournal of Advanced Dielectrics2010-135X2010-13682024-12-01140610.1142/S2010135X24500048Atomic resolution microstructure study of Bi-doped SrTiO3Chao Li0Yijun Zhang1Guohua Dong2Guangliang Hu3Guang Yang4Chaoqiang Liu5Houwen Chen6Xiaoyong Wei7Instrumental Analysis Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. ChinaElectronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of The Ministry of Education & International, Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. ChinaElectronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of The Ministry of Education & International, Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. ChinaElectronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of The Ministry of Education & International, Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. ChinaElectronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of The Ministry of Education & International, Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering & Electron Microscopy Center of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering & Electron Microscopy Center of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. ChinaElectronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of The Ministry of Education & International, Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. ChinaIntrinsic SrTiO3 is a quantum paraelectric, but moderately Bi-doped SrTiO3 exhibits dielectric frequency dispersion similar to relaxor ferroelectrics. In this paper, detailed electron microscopic studies of the microstructures of Bi-doped SrTiO3 samples were presented. It was found that the Sr sites were replaced by off-central Bi, resulting in tensile strain in the strontium titanate (STO) lattice. In the Bi-doped SrTiO3 samples, the valence of titanium mainly showed the Ti[Formula: see text] characteristic. According to the dielectric behavior and microstructure analysis, the polar nanoregions (PNRs) composed of strained SrTiO3 nanoclusters should be responsible for the ferroelectric relaxor behavior in samples with moderate Bi content.https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S2010135X24500048Bi-doped SrTiO3dielectric relaxoratomic resolution microstructurepolar nanoregions
spellingShingle Chao Li
Yijun Zhang
Guohua Dong
Guangliang Hu
Guang Yang
Chaoqiang Liu
Houwen Chen
Xiaoyong Wei
Atomic resolution microstructure study of Bi-doped SrTiO3
Journal of Advanced Dielectrics
Bi-doped SrTiO3
dielectric relaxor
atomic resolution microstructure
polar nanoregions
title Atomic resolution microstructure study of Bi-doped SrTiO3
title_full Atomic resolution microstructure study of Bi-doped SrTiO3
title_fullStr Atomic resolution microstructure study of Bi-doped SrTiO3
title_full_unstemmed Atomic resolution microstructure study of Bi-doped SrTiO3
title_short Atomic resolution microstructure study of Bi-doped SrTiO3
title_sort atomic resolution microstructure study of bi doped srtio3
topic Bi-doped SrTiO3
dielectric relaxor
atomic resolution microstructure
polar nanoregions
url https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S2010135X24500048
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