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Structure, electrical, and giant dielectric properties of fine-grained Na1/2Bi1/2Cu3Ti4O12 ceramics synthesized by mechanochemical activation and low-temperature spark plasma sintering Cover

Structure, electrical, and giant dielectric properties of fine-grained Na1/2Bi1/2Cu3Ti4O12 ceramics synthesized by mechanochemical activation and low-temperature spark plasma sintering

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|Feb 2026

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Figure 1

XRD patterns and the Rietveld refinement of SPS-NBCTO ceramics sintered at various temperatures.
XRD patterns and the Rietveld refinement of SPS-NBCTO ceramics sintered at various temperatures.

Figure 2

SEM micrograph of NBCT nanopowder.
SEM micrograph of NBCT nanopowder.

Figure 3

SEM images and the EDX spectra of SPS-NBCTO ceramics.
SEM images and the EDX spectra of SPS-NBCTO ceramics.

Figure 4

Grain size distributions for NBCTO nanopowder and SPS-NBCTO ceramics sintered at different temperatures.
Grain size distributions for NBCTO nanopowder and SPS-NBCTO ceramics sintered at different temperatures.

Figure 5

(a–c) The frequency dependence of ε′ for SPS-NBCTO ceramics sintered at different temperatures and (d) comparison of ε′ for the three samples at RT.
(a–c) The frequency dependence of ε′ for SPS-NBCTO ceramics sintered at different temperatures and (d) comparison of ε′ for the three samples at RT.

Figure 6

Nyquist plots at low (a) and high (b) frequency ranges of SPS-900 ceramics.
Nyquist plots at low (a) and high (b) frequency ranges of SPS-900 ceramics.

Figure 7

Arrhenius plots of σ
                  g (solid symbols) and σ
                  gb (open symbols) for NBCTO ceramics.
Arrhenius plots of σ g (solid symbols) and σ gb (open symbols) for NBCTO ceramics.

Figure 8

The variation in tan δ vs frequency at different temperatures for SPS-900 sample.
The variation in tan δ vs frequency at different temperatures for SPS-900 sample.

Figure 9

Modulus spectra of SPS-900 ceramics at selected temperatures.
Modulus spectra of SPS-900 ceramics at selected temperatures.

Figure 10

The temperature dependence of τ
                  m of grains (open symbols) and grain boundary (closed symbols) of SPS-NBCTO ceramics.
The temperature dependence of τ m of grains (open symbols) and grain boundary (closed symbols) of SPS-NBCTO ceramics.

Elements composition of SPS-NBCTO ceramics_

ElementSPS-800SPS-850SPS-900
Weight (%)Atomic (%)Weight (%)Atomic (%)Weight (%)Atomic (%)
O K33.6166.9730.0961.5923.9355.49
Na K1.001.391.922.740.841.36
Ti K26.2417.4624.5916.8129.1722.59
Cu K23.5211.8033.6417.3430.4717.79
Bi M15.632.389.761.5315.592.77
Total100100100100100100

Values of ε′, σ g, and σ gb at RT in addition to the activation energy for the electrical conduction and the modulus relaxation processes in SPS-NBCTO ceramics_

ε′ @ 1 kHz σ g (S/cm) σ gb (S/cm) E g (eV) E gb (eV) E m−g (eV) E m−gb (eV)
SPS-8002.77 × 104 3.01 × 10−2 3.47 × 10−3 0.0900.2110.0820.145
SPS-8503.96 × 104 2.85 × 10−2 2.65 × 10−3 0.0960.2020.0820.145
SPS-9003.32 × 104 3.06 × 10−2 2.51 × 10−3 0.0890.1920.0810.144
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2026-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 12
Submitted on: Oct 20, 2025
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Accepted on: Feb 2, 2026
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Published on: Feb 24, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2026 Mohamad M. Ahmad, Yohei Yamane, Abdullah Alshehab, Mohammed A. Alkhalifah, Nagih M. Shaalan, H. Mahfoz Kotb, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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