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 A1.5A′0.5BB′O6. 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.