Variable Range Hopping in SrTiO₃-Ca₁₀(PO₄)₆(OH)₂ Bio-Ceramic Composites.

ABSTRACT: We investigate the electrical properties in ceramics, focusing primarily on the conductivity mechanisms crucial to bio-electrets' service life. A biocompatible ceramic composite of varying concentrations of SrTiO₃ (ST) and Ca₁₀(PO₄)₆(OH)₂ (HAP) is developed. By X-ray diffraction, we establish the microstructural and phase evolution of the bio-composites. The crystallite sizes are found to increase with the increasing concentration of ST in the composites. The composites' micrograph reveals the presence of pores, and the grain sizes calculated from it are found to follow a trend similar to the crystallite size. The conduction mechanisms in the composites are studied to explore the composites' electrical properties from the perspective o

SUBMITTER: Das A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8515364 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature