Dielectric properties of the BaTi0.85Zr 0.15O3 ceramics prepared by different techniques

Three different processing routes, i.e. the classical solid state reaction technique the sol-precipitation method and the oxalate route, were employed for preparing BaTi0.85Zr0.15O3 ceramics. The dielectric properties of these ceramics are comparatively analyzed. The obtained results show that the dielectric properties of these ceramics, even having the same composition, are highly sensitive to the preparation route, causing differences in the microstructures and in the local electrical inhomogeneity, thus, causing complicated dielectric relaxation phenomena