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Phase Transition and Ferroelectric Characteristics of Pb[(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) 1‐x Ti x ]O 3 Ceramics Modified with La(Mg 2/3 Nb 1/3 )O 3
Author(s) -
Wu TaiBor,
Shyu MingJyh,
Chung ChiaChi,
Lee HsinYi
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1995.tb08631.x
Subject(s) - phase boundary , tetragonal crystal system , ferroelectricity , materials science , analytical chemistry (journal) , coercivity , phase transition , phase (matter) , crystallography , mineralogy , dielectric , crystal structure , condensed matter physics , chemistry , physics , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , chromatography
The effects of 0–5 mol% addition of La(Mg 2/3 Nb 1/3 )O 3 (LMN) on the phase transition and ferroelectric behaviors of Pb[(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) 1‐x Ti x ]O 3 (PMNT) ceramics with compositions near the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) were studied. An evolution of structure from rhombohedral to tetragonal was found with increasing PbTiO 3 (PT) content across the MPB (at ∼32.5 mol% PT), and a coexistence of both rhombohedral and tetragonal phases was also found at the MPB. The dual‐phase field extended toward the lower PT content side of the MPB, and, moreover, the rhombohedrality or tetragonality was reduced, especially for the compositions near the MPB, by the addition of La in PMNT. The ferroelectric transition was found to change from normal to diffuse as the La content increased and the compositions became more rhombohedral. In accordance with the structural evolution, the change of remanent polarization ( P r ) and coercive field ( E c ) also became gradually indistinct, and both P r and E c were reduced. For compositions near the MPB, both PMNT and La‐modified PMNT had a similar electromechanical factor ( k p ) in a range around 0.55–0.60, but the mechanical quality factor ( Q m ) was significantly reduced for the La‐modified PMNT. The piezoelectric coefficient ( d 33 ), however, was largely improved with increasing La content in PMNT of compositions at MPB. A high value of d 33 ∼ 815 pC/N was obtained for the 5‐mol%‐La‐modified ceramics, but it was associated with a low value of Q m .