Dielectric relaxation and Ac conductivity of perovskites CH3NH3PbX3 (X = Br, I). (4th July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sheikh, Md. Sariful; Sakhya, Anup Pradhan; Sadhukhan, Priyabrata; Dutta, Alo; Das, Sachindranath; Sinha, T. P.
• Is Part Of: Ferroelectrics. Volume 514(2017)
• Page Start: 146
• Page End: 157
• Publication Date: 2017-07-04
• Subjects: Semiconductors -- chemical synthesis -- X-ray diffraction -- impedance spectroscopy -- dielectric relaxation; Ferroelectricity -- Periodicals; Ferroelectric crystals -- Periodicals; 537
• DOI: 10.1080/00150193.2017.1359023
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0015-0193

Abstract

ABSTRACT: MAPbX3 (MA = CH3 NH3, X = Br, I) are synthesized by the chemical route. The Rietveld refinement of the room temperature X-ray diffraction pattern of the materials shows that MAPbBr3 is crystallized in the cubic Pm3m crystal symmetry whereas MAPbI3 crystallizes in the tetragonal phase with space group I4/mcm. The dielectric relaxation of MAPbX3 has been studied in the frequency range from 42 Hz to 0.2 MHz in the electric modulus formalism. The relaxation time is determined by the reciprocal of the frequency where the maximum of the imaginary part of the electric modulus is centred. The relaxation mechanism of the samples is investigated by the Cole-Cole model. The complex impedance plane plots are analyzed by an electrical equivalent circuit consisting of a resistance and a capacitance. The frequency dependent conductivity spectra follow the power law.