Study of Electrical and Dielectric Behaviors of Copper-Doped Zinc Oxide Ceramic Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering for Electronic Device Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Cu-Doped ZnO Nanoparticle Preparation
2.2. Cu-Doped ZnO Ceramic Preparation by Spark Plasma Sintering
2.3. Characterizations
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural Properties
3.2. Morphological and Chemical Composition Properties
3.3. Electrical Behaviors
3.3.1. Electrical Conductivity
3.3.2. Electrical Impedance
Real Part of Impedance
Imaginary Part of Impedance
Nyquist Diagrams
Electrical Modulus
3.4. Dielectric Behaviors
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Benamara, M.; Iben Nassar, K.; Rivero-Antúnez, P.; Essid, M.; Soreto Teixeira, S.; Zhao, S.; Serrà, A.; Esquivias, L. Study of Electrical and Dielectric Behaviors of Copper-Doped Zinc Oxide Ceramic Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering for Electronic Device Applications. Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 402. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14050402
Benamara M, Iben Nassar K, Rivero-Antúnez P, Essid M, Soreto Teixeira S, Zhao S, Serrà A, Esquivias L. Study of Electrical and Dielectric Behaviors of Copper-Doped Zinc Oxide Ceramic Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering for Electronic Device Applications. Nanomaterials. 2024; 14(5):402. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14050402
Chicago/Turabian StyleBenamara, Majdi, Kais Iben Nassar, Pedro Rivero-Antúnez, Manel Essid, Silvia Soreto Teixeira, Shanyu Zhao, Albert Serrà, and Luis Esquivias. 2024. "Study of Electrical and Dielectric Behaviors of Copper-Doped Zinc Oxide Ceramic Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering for Electronic Device Applications" Nanomaterials 14, no. 5: 402. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14050402