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Vol. 8 No. 4 (2016)

A Short Review on Copper Calcium Titanate (CCTO) Electroceramic: Synthesis, Dielectric Properties, Film Deposition, and Sensing Application

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-016-0089-1
Mohsen Ahmadipour
Structural Materials Niche Area, School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia
Mohd Fadzil Ain
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia Engineering Campus, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia
Zainal Arifin Ahmad
Structural Materials Niche Area, School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia

Corresponding Author: Zainal Arifin Ahmad

srzainal@usm.my

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 8 No. 4 (2016), Article Number: 291-311

Abstract

Electroceramic calcium copper titanates (CaCu3Ti4O12, CCTO), with high dielectric permittivities (ε) of approximately 105 and 104, respectively, for single crystal and bulk materials, are produced for a number of well-established and emerging applications such as resonator, capacitor, and sensor. These applications take advantage of the unique properties achieved through the structure and properties of CCTO. This review comprehensively focuses on the primary processing routes, effect of impurity, dielectric permittivity, and deposition technique used for the processing of electroceramics along with their chemical composition and micro and nanostructures. Emphasis is given to versatile and basic approaches that allow one to control the microstructural features that ultimately determine the properties of the CCTO ceramic. Despite the intensive research in this area, none of the studies available in the literature provides all the possible relevant information about CCTO fabrication, structure, the factors influencing its dielectric properties, CCTO immobilization, and sensing applications.

Keywords

CCTO Chemical synthesis Dielectric permittivity Loss factor Deposition Sensitivity
Ahmadipour, Mohsen, Mohd Fadzil Ain, and Zainal Arifin Ahmad. 2016. “A Short Review on Copper Calcium Titanate (CCTO) Electroceramic: Synthesis, Dielectric Properties, Film Deposition, and Sensing Application”. Nano-Micro Letters 8 (4):291-311. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-016-0089-1.
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