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Electrical studies on a single, binary, and ternary nanocomposites of Mn3O4@TiO2@rGO

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The present work is concerned with studying the electrical and dielectric properties of a single, binary, and ternary nanocomposite of Mn3O4 (M), TiO2 (T), and reduced graphene oxide (RGO). The electrical properties of the investigated systems were studied via dc-, ac- conductivity, dielectric, and impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements. The electrical conductivity is found to increase in the following order: rGO > T@rGO > Ti > M@rGO > M@T > M@T@rGO > M. The dielectric constant (ε′) and dielectric losses (ε″) values of all materials showed a monotonous decrease with an exponential behavior by increasing the applied ac. Frequency. At constant frequency and temperature, the ε′ value followed the order: TiO2 > rGO > T@rGO > M@rGO > M@T > M@T@rGO > M, whereas, the ε″ value followed the order: T@rGO > T > rGO > M@rGO > M@T > M@T@rGO > M. The results obtained were explained and discussed.

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El-Shahat, M., Mokhtar, M., Rashad, M.M. et al. Electrical studies on a single, binary, and ternary nanocomposites of Mn3O4@TiO2@rGO. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 10224–10239 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-05678-z

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