The effects of the modification of the BST-system solid solutions with rare earth elements

The conditions for the preparation of the solid solutions of a binary system of barium-strontium titanates with the substitutions in the A-sublattice with the rare-earth elements (REE), including the solid-phase synthesis, mechanical activation and sintering of dispersed-crystalline products by the conventional ceramic technology, were optimized. The presence (absence) of the impurity phases was established depending on the size effect of the REE. The precision X-ray diffraction analysis revealed the features of the phase formation in the studied solid solutions and showed that the behavior of the structural characteristics of the solid solutions with the participation of the REE is determined by the limiting conditions of the isomorphism and anion excess of the media under study. An assumption is made about the nature of the formation of a fine-grained landscape of the modified solid solutions, associated with the multicluster structure of the crystallite structure and the formation of the ballast phases during their synthesis. The dependences of the dielectric properties of the solid-state solution on the external influences - temperature, frequency of an alternating electric field and strength of a constant field - have been established. The possibility of choosing on the basis of the obtained data, promising for practical applications of the compositions is shown.

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The preparation conditions for solid solutions of a binary system of barium-strontium titanates with rare-earth elements were optimized, revealing the features of phase formation and behavior of structural characteristics under external influences. This study highlights the potential practical applications of these compositions based on dielectric properties.