Multifunctional behavior of Ca-doped niobium-based double perovskite for photovoltaic/solar cell devices

Smart materials of oxide ceramics are usually in the form of single- or polycrystalline. The present ceramic belongs to the polycrystalline compound of Pb1.5Ca0.5BiNbO6 which has a double perovskite structure with the general form of A(1.5)A ' 0.5BB ' O-6. For synthesis and characterization of the sample, a solid solution casting method, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron micrography, Infra-red spectroscopy, etc., have been utilized. Different characterization reveals that the material has a higher value of room-temperature dielectric constant remnant polarization useful for energy storage devices. Optical equities of the ceramic were further analysed by UV-Vis and PL spectroscopy analysis which reveals that the material can be useful for energy harvesting devices like photovoltaic/solar cells. The estimated thermistor parameter suggests that the material can also be useful for thermal sensor devices.