Abstract

The dielectric behaviour and structure of the BaxSr1-x(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3 (BSZN) solid solution have been investigated with the intention of understanding an anomaly which exists in the temperature coefficient of the dielectric constant (tau(epsilon)) at x almost-equal-to 0.5. A correlation between tau(epsilon) and the occurrence of O-octahedra tilts has been established.

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