Dielectric and AC conductivity behavior of BaBi2Nb2O9 ceramics Original Research Article

The complex dielectric and AC conductivity response of BaBi2Nb2O9 relaxor ferroelectric ceramics were studied as a function of frequency (100 Hz–10 MHz) at various temperatures. The observed dielectric behavior was characterized by two types of relaxation processes which were described by the ‘universal relaxation law’. The frequency dependence of conductivity which showed a classical relaxor behavior followed the Jonscherʹs universal law σ(ω)=σ0+Aωnσ(ω)=σ0+Aωn. The exponent n exhibited a minimum in the vicinity of temperatures of dielectric anomaly while the pre-factor A showed a maximum. The temperature dependence of n followed the Vogel–Fulcher relation with activation energy of about 0.14 eV.