Structural, electrical, and ferroelectric properties of Zn doped NiTiO3

Bui Phi Long, Nguyen Tuyet Nga, Nguyen Hoang Tuan, Pham Van Thang, Duong Van Thiet, Pham Phi Hung, Luong Huu Bac
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  • Bui Phi Long \(^1\) Faculty of Engineering Physics, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 1 Dai Co Viet road, Bach Mai ward, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
  • Nguyen Tuyet Nga \(^1\) Faculty of Engineering Physics, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 1 Dai Co Viet road, Bach Mai ward, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
  • Nguyen Hoang Tuan \(^1\) Faculty of Engineering Physics, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 1 Dai Co Viet road, Bach Mai ward, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
  • Pham Van Thang \(^1\) Faculty of Engineering Physics, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 1 Dai Co Viet road, Bach Mai ward, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
  • Duong Van Thiet \(^2\) Hanoi University of Industry, 298 Cau Dien road, Tay Tuu ward, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
  • Pham Phi Hung \(^3\) Samsung Display Vietnam Co., Ltd, Yen Phong, Bac Ninh, Viet Nam
  • Luong Huu Bac Hanoi University of Science and Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6803-1992

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15625/2525-2518/18386

Keywords:

citrate gel method, impedance, dielectric properties, electrical conductivity

Abstract

In this study, the impact of Zn doping on the structural, electrical and ferroelectric properties of NiTiO3 materials prepared by sol-gel method was examined. X-ray diffraction, Raman scattering  and scanning electron microscope methods were performed on the fabricated samples to assess their characteristics. Single-phase Ni1-xZnxTiO3 (with x = 0, 0.05, and 0.10) materials were successfully obtained. The X-ray diffraction pattern revealed that all the samples were a single phase, that crystallizes in the rhombohedral structure with a R space group. The Zn doped NiTiO3 resulted in an increase in lattice parameter and a decrease in tolerance factor in comparison to the undoped sample.  The incorporation of Zn dopant into NiTiO3 leads to a modification of its ionic conductivity. The ac conductivity of all samples followed the Jonscher’s power law. The room temperature ferroelectric properties of Zn-doped NiTiO3 ceramics were analyzed. With an increase in Zn concentration, the ferroelectric properties of the Zn-doped samples increased. This can be attributed to the Zn dopant into host NiTiO3 lattice, which created the distortion of lattice. However, heavily dopant concentration can increase the material’s conductivity and therefore decreased its ferroelectric parameters. Ferroelectric loops were investigated at room temperature. The hysteresis loops indicated the typical ferroelectric nature of Zn-doped NiTiO3 samples at room temperature.

 

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Long, B. P., Nga, N. T., Tuan, N. H., Thang, P. V., Thiet, D. V., Hung, P. P., & Bac, L. H. (2026). Structural, electrical, and ferroelectric properties of Zn doped NiTiO3. Vietnam Journal of Science and Technology, 64(2), 292–304. https://doi.org/10.15625/2525-2518/18386

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