Effect of manganese doping on the structural, morphological, optical, electrical, and magnetic properties of BaSnO3

• Published in: Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics Vol. 31; no. 14; pp. 11159 - 11176
• Main Authors: John, Jibi, Dhananjaya, M., Suresh, S., Savitha Pillai, S., Sahoo, Mamata, Hussain, O. M., Philip, Reji, Mahadevan Pillai, V. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01-07-2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Barium stannate; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemical synthesis; Chemistry and Materials Science; Diamagnetism; Electrodes; Energy storage; Magnetic properties; Manganese; Materials Science; Morphology; Optical and Electronic Materials; Optical properties; Particle size; Perovskites; Physics; Radiation; Retention; Scanning electron microscopy; Spectrum analysis; Substitution reactions
• ISSN: 0957-4522; 1573-482X
• DOI: 10.1007/s10854-020-03665-4

ABO
3
perovskites show unusual property modifications by proper substitution at the A and B sites. Polycrystalline perovskite BaSnO
3
samples doped with different concentrations of manganese (BaSn
1−
x
Mn
x
O
3
) were synthesized by solid-state reaction method. Rietveld refinement of XRD analysis confirmed the structure and phase purity of the synthesized compound. Diamagnetic-to-paramagnetic transition and optical bandgap tuning indicate the substitutional effect of Mn in the host BaSnO
3
lattice. The strong reverse saturable absorption of the synthesized samples makes them ideal candidate for optical limiting applications. The frequency and composition-dependent dielectric studies reveal that Mn-doped BaSn
1−
x
Mn
x
O
3
can be used for high-frequency device applications. The cycling retention in the specific capacitance of 96.2% at a current density of 25 mA/g even after 2500 cycles in Mn-doped BaSnO
3
electrode can be used in energy storage devices for supercapacitor applications.