Structural and electrical characteristics of Sr(Fe2/3W1/3)O3 ceramics

Abstract: The polycrystalline samples of Sr(Fe2/3W1/3)O3 (SFW) were prepared by a high-energy ball-milling followed by solid-state reaction technique. The X-ray structural analysis showed the formation of single-phase compound in the tetragonal system, which is a distorted structure of an ideal cubic perovskite. The temperature–frequency dependence of dielectric constant and loss tangent exhibited relaxation behavior of the compound. The studies of impedance parameters (Z′, Z″) as a function of temperature and frequency have confirmed the contribution of bulk resistance of SFW. The small value of activation energy of the compound (∼0.35eV) can be explained by mixed ionic–polaronic conductivity mechanism. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]