New Nd-doped lead zirconate Pb1−1.5xNdxZrO3 nanocrystals: Fabrication via wet chemical route for electrical and dielectric parameters evaluation

New Pb1−1.5xNdxZrO3 nanocrystals having crystallite size 45-100 nm prepared by wet chemical route exhibited the fivefold increase in dc-electrical resistivity (2.3547 × 109 Ω-cm to 1.2283 × 1010 Ω-cm) that strongly suggest the potential used of Pb1−1.5xNdxZrO3 nanocrystals in microwave devices.74