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Investigation on the Electric‐Induced Light Scattering of PLZT Transparent Ceramics
Author(s) -
Yu Huizhu,
Ruan Wei,
Zeng Huarong,
Zhao Kunyu,
Zeng Jiangtao,
Zheng Liaoying,
Li Guorong
Publication year - 2015
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.13951
Subject(s) - ferroelectricity , materials science , transparent ceramics , electric field , light scattering , dielectric , ceramic , scattering , ferroelectric ceramics , hysteresis , condensed matter physics , sintering , optics , mineralogy , optoelectronics , composite material , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
Transparent ceramics of Pb 1− x La x (Zr 1− y Ti y ) 1− x /4 O 3 (PLZT) were fabricated by the two‐stage sintering method. The electric‐induced light scattering phenomenon for two compositions of PLZT ceramics was investigated. It was found that the composition with relatively bigger ferroelectric domains exhibits a relatively smaller light scattering driving field, but simultaneously a lower transparency in the original state. The dielectric properties, ferroelectric hysteresis loops, and ferroelectric domain structures of the two compositions were studied which are consistent with the electric‐induced light scattering results.