In this work, a series of BaTiO3-based ceramic materials, Ba(Al0.5Nb0.5)xTi1-xO3 (x = 0, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08), were synthesized using a standard solid-state reaction technique. X-ray diffraction profiles indicated that the Al+Nb co-doping into BaTiO3 does not change the crystal structure significantly with a doping concentration up to 8 %. The doping ions exist in Al3+ and Nb5+ chemical states, as revealed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The frequencydependent complex dielectric properties and electric modulus were studied in the temperature range of 100~380 K. A colossal dielectric permittivity (>1.5 × 104) and low dielectric loss (<0.01) were demonstrated at the optimal dopant concentration x = 0.04. The observed dielectric behavior of Ba(Al0.5Nb0.5)xTi1-xO3 ceramics can be attributed to the Universal Dielectric Response. The complex electric modulus spectra indicated the grains exhibited a significant decrease in capacitance and permittivity with increasing co-doping concentration. Our results provide insight into the roles of donor and acceptor co-doping on the properties of BaTiO3-based ceramics, which is important for dielectric and energy storage applications.

1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedure
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusion
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Author Information

• Ziheng Huang(School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, P.R. China)
• Ruifeng Niu(School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, P.R. China)
• Depeng Wang(School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, P.R. China)
• Weitian Wang(School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, P.R. China) Corresponding author