• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.34 no.7
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• pp.321-329
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• 2024

In this work, a series of BaTiO₃-based ceramic materials, Ba(Al_0.5Nb_0.5)_xTi_1-xO₃ (x = 0, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08), were synthesized using a standard solid-state reaction technique. X-ray diffraction profiles indicated that the Al+Nb co-doping into BaTiO₃ does not change the crystal structure significantly with a doping concentration up to 8 %. The doping ions exist in Al³⁺ and Nb⁵⁺ chemical states, as revealed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The frequency-dependent complex dielectric properties and electric modulus were studied in the temperature range of 100~380 K. A colossal dielectric permittivity (>1.5 × 10⁴) and low dielectric loss (<0.01) were demonstrated at the optimal dopant concentration x = 0.04. The observed dielectric behavior of Ba(Al_0.5Nb_0.5)_xTi_1-xO₃ ceramics can be attributed to the Universal Dielectric Response. The complex electric modulus spectra indicated the grains exhibited a significant decrease in capacitance and permittivity with increasing co-doping concentration. Our results provide insight into the roles of donor and acceptor co-doping on the properties of BaTiO₃-based ceramics, which is important for dielectric and energy storage applications.