Structure, electric properties and positron annihilation studies of CuZnFe2O4 doped with BaTiO3

Composite materials of spinel CuZnFe2O4 ferrite (CZF) and barium titanate BaTiO3 (BT) were prepared by using the high-energy ball milling technique. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of the composite system confirmed the composite preparation with two piezomagnetic and piezoelectric phases. The results of scanning electron microscope (SEM) measurements show a nearly homogeneous microstructure with good dispersion of BT grains as well as the presence of some pores. The positron annihilation lifetime (PAL) is used to probe the defects and structural changes of the BT-CZF composites. The PAL parameters (\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$ \tau_{1}^{}$\end{document} , I1, \documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$ \tau_{2}^{}$\end{document} , I2 and mean lifetime) show that the doped BT content affects the size and concentration of the vacant type defects.