Journal of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials
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Journal

Journal of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials


Volume
& Issue

Volume 4, Issue 1


Published
on

January 1, 2016


Pages

1-7


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Article

Structural Study of Ba_{1-x}Ca_xTiO_3 Ceramic Perovskite Material Using X-ray Diffraction Analysis

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Authors

Sabah A. Salman Affiliation:
Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Diyala, Diyala, Iraq
, Farouq I. Hussain Affiliation:
Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure and Applied Sciences /Ibn -Alhaithm, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
and Nabeel A. Bakr* Affiliation:
Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Diyala, Diyala, Iraq


Abstract

Ceramic perovskite material with the chemical formula $Ba_{1-x}Ca_xTiO_3$ (where $x = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5$ and $0.6$) was prepared by using solid-state reaction technique for preparation of ceramic materials. X-ray diffraction results were compared with the international center for diffraction data (ICDD). Rietveld refinement using FullProf and Unit Cell programs was carried out and it was found that the structural phases of the samples with $x = 0.1$ and $0.2$ are tetragonal belonging to $P4mm$ space group. The sample with $x = 0.3$ possesses biphasic structure (tetragonal and orthorhombic) having $P4mm$ and $Pmmm$ space groups respectively, whereas the samples with $x = 0.4, 0.5$ and $0.6$ have orthorhombic structure with $Pmmm$ space group. Lattice parameters, unit cell volume, X-ray density and crystallite size for the diffraction peak (110) have been calculated for all samples and the results show the effect of Ca substitutions on the structural properties of $BaTiO_3$ ceramic perovskite. By using Powder Cell program and the refinement information, the unit cell and the crystal structure have been plotted for the sample with $x = 0.1$.


Keywords

Ceramic perovskite materials, Ba1-xCaxTiO3, XRD analysis, Rietveld refinement


Citation

Salman, S. A., Hussain, F. I., & Bakr, N. A. (2016). Structural study of Ba_{1-x}Ca_xTiO_3 ceramic perovskite material using x-ray diffraction analysis. Journal of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials, 4(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.18576/jnam/040101

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