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Well-crystallized Ca9ZnLi(PO4)7 ceramics were prepared by reactive pressureless sintering at atmospheric pressure. The single-phase Ca9ZnLi(PO4)7 ceramics were confirmed by x-ray diffraction (XRD). The dielectric and electrical properties were investigated over a wide frequency range (1 Hz to 1 MHz) by complex impedance spectroscopy at different temperatures between 25°C and 600°C. A dielectric anomaly was observed at 440°C, which might be related to the phase transition. The impedance Cole–Cole plot was used to analyze the results of complex impedance measurements, revealing that the electrical properties depend strongly on frequency and temperature. Two relaxation dispersions of the electrical parameters were found and analyzed in terms of bulk and grain-boundary ionic transfer processes. The slope of the alternating-current (AC) conductivity over a wide range of temperatures provides activation energies from 0.48 eV to 1.69 eV. These results suggest that the conduction process is of the mixed type.
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This work was financially supported by a Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) Grant funded by the Korean government (MEST) (No. 2009-0078682).
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Wei, D., Huang, Y., Kim, J.S. et al. Electrical Properties of Ca9ZnLi(PO4)7 Ceramics Prepared by Reactive Pressureless Sintering. J. Electron. Mater. 39, 441–446 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-010-1119-2
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