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High‐Performance Ferroelectric Solid Solution Crystals: Pb ( In 1/2 Nb 1/2 ) O 3 – Pb ( Zn 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) O 3 – PbTiO 3
Author(s) -
Li Tao,
Long Xifa
Publication year - 2014
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/jace.13035
Subject(s) - materials science , ferroelectricity , nucleation , pyrochlore , ternary operation , curie temperature , crystallization , crystallography , analytical chemistry (journal) , phase (matter) , chemistry , dielectric , physics , optoelectronics , chromatography , organic chemistry , ferromagnetism , computer science , programming language , quantum mechanics
A series of regular shaped Pb ( Zn 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) O 3 ‐based ternary ferroelectric single crystals (1 − x ) Pb ( In 1/2 Nb 1/2 ) O 3 –0.33 Pb ( Zn 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) O 3 – x PbTiO 3 ( PIN – PZN – PT ) have been grown by means of the top‐seeded solution growth method that prevented pyrochlore phase and promoted [001] or [111] growth. The nucleation and crystallization behavior of the Pb ( Zn 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) O 3 ‐based ferroelectric single crystals differed from other relaxor‐based ferroelectric single crystals was discovered. Di‐/piezo‐/ferro‐/pyroelectric properties were characterized systematically. The PIN – PZN – PT single crystals showed large coercive fields E c , high Curie temperature T C and high pyroelectric coefficient P , presenting similar performance but better thermal stability compared with the PZN – PT single crystals, and making it a promising material for transducers and IR detectors in a wider temperature range.