0.5BiNdxFe1-xO3-0.5PbTiO3 (x=0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20) composites were
successfully synthesized by a solid state reaction technique. At room
temperature X-ray diffraction shows tetragonal structure for all concentrations
of Nd doped 0.5BiFeO3-0.5PbTiO3 composites. The nature of Nyquist plot confirms
the presence of bulk effects only for all compositions of Nd-doped
0.5BiFeO3-0.5PbTiO3 composites. The bulk resistance is found to decreases with
the increasing in temperature as well as Nd concentration and exhibits a
typical negative temperature coefficient of resistance (NTCR) behavior. Both
the complex impedance and modulus studies have suggested the presence of
non-Debye type of relaxation in the materials. Conductivity spectra reveal the
presence of hopping mechanism in the electrical transport process of the
materials. The activation energy of the composite increases with increasing Nd
concentration and were found to be 0.28, 0.27, 0.31 and 0.32eV for x=0.05,
0.10, 0.15, 0.20 respectively at 200-275 oC for conduction process.Comment: 22 pages, 12 figures, 2 tables, 34 Referenc
