Fabrication and characterization of cerium doped barium titanate/PMMA nanocomposites

The cerium doped barium titanate (BaTiO3:Ce)/poly methyl methacrylate(PMMA) polymer nano-composites (PNC) were successfully fabricated via solvent evaporation method with microwaves (2.4 GHz) heating. The X-ray diffraction measurements confirm the formation of barium titanate (BT) with crystallite size ranges from 55 to 62 nm. Differential scanning calorimetry study shows that the glass transition temperature (Tg) directly affected by microwaves heat treatment and particle size of filler. The broadband dielectric spectroscopy was employed to investigate the frequency and temperature dependence of the dielectric properties of the nanocomposites in a frequency range from 75 kHz to 5 MHz and temperature range 80–400 K. The introduction of different BT fillers in PMMA enhance the dielectric constant of PNCs drastically and give a smooth response in frequency range mentioned above. The loss factor of the composite can be suppressed by using cerium doped barium titanate filler rather than pure barium titanate filler.

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