The role of tetragonal side morphotropic phase boundary in modified relaxor-PbTiO3 crystals for high power transducer applications

Lingping Kong, Gang Liu, Shujun Zhang, Haozhe Liu

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Abstract

Morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) in ferroelectric materials leads to improved properties due to the structural instability. The manganese modified Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3-Pb(Mg1/3Nb 2/3)O3-PbTiO3 crystals with MPB composition were investigated, the structure/property relationship was established. The tetragonal side MPB (coexistence of 91% tetragonal and 9% monoclinic phases) was confirmed by X-ray synchrotron data, while relaxor behavior was detected by Raman characterization and dielectric measurement. Crystals with such MPB composition possess high "figure of merit" (d33· Q33 ∼ 106 pC/N), being one order higher when compared with their pure rhombohedral counterparts. Together with high Curie temperature (∼229 °C) and temperature stability of properties, demonstrating a promising candidate for high power transducer applications. © 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.
Original languageEnglish
Article number144106
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume114
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Oct 2013
Externally publishedYes

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Funding

Lingping Kong and Gang Liu would like to acknowledge the support from the National Scholarship Council of China. Use of the Advanced Photon Source was supported by the U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357.

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