Influence of K1+/La3+ co-modification on domain evolution and electrically-induced strains in lead zirconate titanate ferroelectric ceramics

Qi Tan*, Jie Fang Li, Dwight Viehland

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Abstract

The influence of K1+ co-modification on the structure-property relationships of base PLZT 100y/65/35 ceramics has been investigated. For 4/65/35, K1+ modification resulted in a dramatic decrease (approximately 10x) in the magnitude of the induced strain, the development of a pinned polarization and a dramatic reduction in domain size and change in domain morphology. For 7/65/35 with increasing K1+ concentration, only minor changes in the e-E response and a crossover between nanodomains and normal micron-sized domains occurred. For 12/65/35, significant increases in the magnitude of the induced strain were found, and an increase in the nanodomain size occurred. These results are discussed in terms of the influence of impurity/defect pinning sites and their distributions on domain stability and polarization switching.

Original languageEnglish
Pages377-380
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1998 11th IEEE International Symposium on Appliations of Ferroelectrics (ISAF-XI) - Montreaux, Switz
Duration: 24 Aug 199827 Aug 1998

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 1998 11th IEEE International Symposium on Appliations of Ferroelectrics (ISAF-XI)
CityMontreaux, Switz
Period24/08/9827/08/98

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