Piezoelectric property of relaxor-PbTiO3 crystals under uniaxial transverse stress

Shujun Zhang, Samuel Taylor, Fei Li, Jun Luo, Richard J. Meyer

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

Abstract

Strain behavior and piezoelectric properties of relaxor-PbTiO3 based crystals have been studied under the combination of electric field and static uniaxial transverse compressive stress. The transverse piezoelectric coefficient, d32, for crystals well into the rhombohedral phase was found to increase with increasing stress due to a morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) effect, while the values for crystals with MPB composition exhibit a contrary trend that is associated with the phase transformation. In addition, an ac drive field was found to depolarize the crystals under stress. Of particular significance is that manganese-modified crystals show stable piezoelectric properties under ac drive field and stress, which has potential for transducer applications. © 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.
Original languageEnglish
Article number172902
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume102
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Apr 2013
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publication details (e.g. title, author(s), publication statuses and dates) are captured on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis at the time of record harvesting from the data source. Suggestions for further amendments or supplementary information can be sent to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.

Funding

This work was supported by ONR.

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Piezoelectric property of relaxor-PbTiO3 crystals under uniaxial transverse stress'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this