Structural refinement, optical and microwave dielectric properties of BaZrO3
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2012-04-01
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Parida, S.
Rout, S. K.
Cavalcante, L. S. [UNESP]
Sinha, E.
Li, M. Siu
Subramanian, V.
Gupta, N.
Gupta, V. R.
Varela, José Arana [UNESP]
Longo, Elson [UNESP]
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Elsevier B.V.
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In this work, barium zirconate (BaZrO3) ceramics synthesized by solid state reaction method and sintered at 1670 degrees C for 4 h were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Rietveld refinement, and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. XRD patterns, Rietveld refinement data and FT-IR spectra which confirmed that BaZrO3 ceramics have a perovskite-type cubic structure. Optical properties were investigated by ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) absorption and photoluminescence (PL) measurements. UV-vis absorption spectra suggested an indirect allowed transition with the existence of intermediary energy levels within the band gap. Intense visible green PL emission was observed in BaZrO3 ceramics upon excitation with a 350 nm wavelength. This behavior is due to a majority of deep defects within the band gap caused by symmetry breaking in octahedral [ZrO6] clusters in the lattice. The microwave dielectric constant and quality factor were measured using the method proposed by Hakki-Coleman. The dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) was investigated experimentally and numerically using a monopole antenna through an infinite ground plane and Ansoft's high frequency structure simulator software, respectively. The required resonance frequency and bandwidth of DRA were investigated by adjusting the dimension of the same material. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved.
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Solid state reaction, Defects, Optical properties, Perovskites, Functional applications
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Ceramics International. Oxford: Elsevier B.V., v. 38, n. 3, p. 2129-2138, 2012.