Studies of Dielectric Properties of Rare Earth (Y, Gd, Yb) Doped Barium Titanate Sintered in Pure Nitrogen

This paper investigated dielectric properties of rare earth (Y, Gd, Yb)-doped barium titanate sintered in pure nitrogen. The difference in doping behaviors of intermediate rare-earth ions (Gd, Y, Yb) and their effects on the dielectric properties of barium titanate were investigated. The intermediate rare earth elements (Gd, Y, Yb) were substituted in the A-site of the perovskite lattice. The different rare earth element had a crucial effect on dielectric properties of rare-earth-doped BaTiO3. Gd-doped barium titanate had the largest dielectric constant (about 20000) and the largest dielectric loss (about 0.6), the smallest leakage current and no tunability. Y-doped specimen had the largest leakage current.