IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS ON A AND B SITE MODIFIED BISMUTH LAYERED STRUCTURE FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS.

A and B site modified new bismuth layered structure ferroelectric ceramics of the Aurivillius family were prepared by the solid-state route. Impedance measurements were performed on these samples to understand the relaxation effects in the frequency range of 100 Hz to 1 MHz. From the detailed impedance and modulus spectroscopic analysis, it is found that the aliovalent modified B-site enhances the relaxor-like nature, compared to A-site substitution. These results were corroborated with ac-conductivity transport analysis. In this connection, a defect formula is also proposed. The results are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]