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High-Temperature Dielectric Response of (1-x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-xPbTiO3: Does Burns Temperature Exist in Ferroelectric Relaxors?
It has been considered that polar nanoregions in relaxors form at Burns
temperature Td approx 600 K. High-temperature dielectric investigations of
Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 (PMN) and 0.7PMN-0.3PbTiO3 reveal, however, that the
dielectric dispersion around 600 K appears due to the surface-layer
contributions. The intrinsic response, analyzed in terms of the universal
scaling, imply much higher Td or formation of polar nanoregions in a broad
temperature range, while high dielectric constants manifest that polar order
exists already at the highest measured temperatures of 800 K. The obtained
critical exponents indicate critical behavior associated with universality
classes typically found in spin glasses
Crossover from glassy to inho‐ mogeneous-ferroelectric nonlinear dielectric response in relaxor ferroelectrics
The temperature dependence of the dielectric nonlinearities in a PMN single crystal and in 9͞65͞35 PLZT ceramics has been determined by measuring the first and third harmonic response as well as the dielectric behavior as a function of the dc electric field. In zero field a paraelectric-to-glass, and, in a high enough dc field, a glass-to-ferroelectriclike crossover in the temperature dependence of the nonlinear response have been observed. Both crossovers agree with the predictions of the spherical random-bond -random-field model. Relaxors thus undergo in zero field a transition to a spherical glass, while above the critical field a transition into a ferroelectric state occurs. PACS numbers: 78.20.Ci, 77.84.Dy The nature of the diffuse phase transition in relaxor ferroelectrics, which are typically characterized by a broad frequency dispersion in the complex dielectric constant and slowing dynamics In a system with centrosymmetrical cubic symmetry the relation between polarization P and electric field E can be written as a power series P ͑´1 2 1͒E 2´3E 3 1 . . . . This can be inverted into E a 1 P 1 a 3 P 3 1 . . . , where a 1 1͑͞´1 2 1͒ and a 3 ´3͑͞´1 2 1͒ 4 ഠ´3͞´4 1 . The temperature dependence of the dielectric nonlinearity a 3 may, in principle, provide an answer to the open question about the nature of the relaxor freezing process. The scaling theory of the second order phase transition predicts that the nonlinear dielectric coefficient a 3 should vanish at the ferroelectric transition Very recently, it has been shown that the temperature dependence of the Edwards-Anderson order parameter q EA and the dielectric nonlinearity a 3 in lead magnesium niobate (PMN) can be well described by the spherical randombond-random-field (SRBRF) model It has been pointed out In order to resolve this controversy we have conducted high resolution measurements of the temperature dependence of the dielectric nonlinearities a 3 andâ 3 measured at various frequencies and dc electric bias fields in a broad temperature range. In this Letter, we report experimental data on the dielectric nonlinearities obtained in lanthanum-modified lead zirconate titanate ceramics Pb 12x La x ͑Zr y Ti 12y ͒ 12x͞4 O 3 with x 0.09 and y 0.65 (denoted as 9͞65͞35 PLZT) and in a PMN single crystal. We show that in agreement with some previous results The 0.52-mm-thick platelet of 9͞65͞35 PLZT hot pressed ceramics was covered with evaporated gold electrodes having surface dimensions of 4.7 3 3.5 mm 2 . In the case of the PMN single crystal, where electrodes and dimensions were prepared similarly as in the PLZT 5892 0031-9007͞00͞84(25)͞5892(4)$15.0
Enhanced RCP and large inverse magnetocaloric effect of CoFeO nanoparticles synthesized by auto-combustion method
This work focuses on the microstructure, magnetic properties and
magnetocaloric effect of CoFeO (CFO) nanoparticles elaborated by
sol-gel auto combustion method. The XRD investigation indicates that CFO is
crystallized in a cubic spinel structure and the SEM micrograph shows a fine
quasi-spherical with an average grain sizes of 160 nm. The temperature
dependence of the Raman spectra reveals the ferromagnetic to paramagnetic
(FM-PM) transition started from 723 K and the magnetization versus temperature
measurements shows the Curie temperature located at T = 785 K. Large
value of magnetocaloric temperature change of T =11.2 K with a high RCP
of 687.56 J Kg are achieved indirectly via the Maxwell approach making
our CFO nanopowder suitable candidate for both environmentally friendly
magnetic refrigeration and medical applications at ambient temperature
Room-temperature magnetoelectric effect in lead-free multiferroic BaCaTiSnO-CoFeO particulate composites
Multiferroic particulate composites
BaCaTiSnO-CoFeO with (
= 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 and 0.5) have been prepared by mechanical mixing of the
calcined and milled individual ferroic phases. X-ray diffraction and Raman
spectroscopy analysis confirmed the formation of both perovskite
BaCaTiSnO (BCTSn) and spinel
CoFeO (CFO) phases without the presence of additional phases. The
morphological properties of the composites were provided by using Field
Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy. The BCTSn-CFO composites exhibit
multiferroic behavior at room temperature, as evidenced by ferroelectric and
ferromagnetic hysteresis loops. The magnetoelectric (ME) coupling was measured
under a magnetic field up to 10 kOe and the maximum ME response found to be 0.1
mV /cm/ Oe for the composition 0.7 BCTSn-0.3 CFO exhibiting a high degree of
pseudo-cubicity and large density
Strontium-doping effects in solution derived lead-free ferroelectric K(0.5)Na(0.5)NbO3 thin films
Potassium sodium niobate, K0.5Na0.5NbO3 (KNN) is an environment-friendly lead-free alternative to highly efficient lead-based piezoelectrics. The poor functional properties of the KNN thin films prepared by chemical solution deposition are frequently related to the volatilisation of alkali species during processing, which hinders control over the stoichiometry, contributes to formation of secondary phases and deterioration of the microstructure. The problem can be overcome by adding alkalis in excess and/or by partial substitution of the A- and B- site atoms, such as in the case of the solid state synthesized KNN ceramics. Therefore, in this contribution, the influence of the alkaline-earth A- site dopant, Sr2+ on the microstructure, structure, and functional properties were examined for the solution-derived KNN thin films with alkaline excess.
Liquid precursors of (K0.5Na0.5)1-ySryNbO3 (KNN-ySr) thin-films, where the Sr- dopant content was set at y = 0, 0.005, 0.01, were prepared from potassium and sodium acetates and niobium ethoxide in 2-methoxyethanol solvent with 5 mol% of potassium acetate excess. Strontium was introduced as acetate or nitrate. The approximately 250 nm thick KNN-ySr thin films on Pt/TiOx/SiO2/Si substrates were obtained by rapid thermal annealing at 650 oC for 5 min.
According to X-ray diffraction analysis, all synthesized KNN thin films crystallize in pure perovskite phase with random orientation. The surface and cross-section microstructure analysis, performed by the field emission scanning electron microscopy, reveals that the KNN-ySr films consist of equiaxed grains, the average size of which gradually decreases from about 90 nm to a few tens of nm by increasing the Sr-dopant content. In the contribution we discuss the influence of the chemical modification on the functional response, i.e., dielectric properties versus frequency and temperature, polarisation – electric field dependence, leakage current and piezoelectric response of the as-prepared films
Influence of Synthesis-Related Microstructural Features on the Electrocaloric Effect for 0.9Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3−0.1PbTiO3 Ceramics
Despite having a very similar electrocaloric (EC) coefficient, i.e., the EC temperature change
divided by the applied electric field, the 0.9Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–0.1PbTiO3
(PMN-10PT) ceramic
prepared by mechanochemical synthesis exhibits a much higher EC temperature change than the
columbite-derived version, i.e., 2.37 °C at 107 °C and 115 kV/cm. The difference is due to the almost
two-times-higher breakdown field of the former material, 115 kV/cm, as opposed to 57 kV/cm in
the latter. While both ceramic materials have similarly high relative densities and grain sizes (>96%,
≈5 µm) and an almost correct perovskite stoichiometry, the mechanochemical synthesis contributes
to a lower level of compositional deviation. The peak permittivity and saturated polarization are
slightly higher and the domain structure is finer in the mechanochemically derived ceramic. The
secondary phases that result from each synthesis are identified and related to different interactions
of the individual materials with the electric field: an intergranular lead-silicate-based phase in the
columbite-derived PMN-10PT and MgO inclusions in the mechanochemically derived cerami
Structural, dielectric and electrocaloric properties of (Ba0.85Ca0.15)(Ti0.9Zr0.1-xSnx)O3 ceramics elaborated by sol-gel method
Ferroelectric ceramics (Ba0.85Ca0.15)(Ti0.9Zr0.1-xSnx)O3 (x=0.00, 0.02, 0.04,
0.06) were prepared by a sol-gel method. Structural investigation revealed the
co-existence of tetragonal (P4mm) and orthorhombic (Pmm2) symmetries at room
temperature for the undoped ceramic, while only a tetragonal structure (P4mm)
was observed for the doped ceramics. Dielectric measurements indicate a
dielectric relaxation process at high temperatures which is essentially related
to the hopping of oxygen vacancies. Furthermore, a down shifting of the Curie
temperature (TC) with increasing Sn4+ doping rate has been revealed. The
temperature profiles of the Raman spectra unveiled the existence of polar
nanoregions (PNRs) above the Curie temperature in all ceramics. The
ferroelectric properties were found to be related to the microstructure.
Electrocaloric effect was investigated in this system that revealed an
electrocaloric responsivity of 0.225 10-6 K m/V for the composition with x =
0.04 Sn doping, where other remarkable physical properties were also observed
Electrocaloric effect and high energy storage efficiency in lead-free BaCaTiSnO ceramic elaborated by sol-gel method
Structural, dielectric, ferroelectric, energy storage properties, and
electrocaloric effect were studied in lead-free ceramic
BaCaTiSnO (BCTSn) elaborated by sol-gel
method. Phase purity structure was confirmed from X-ray data using Rietveld
refinement analysis which revealed the coexistence of tetragonal (P4mm) and
orthorhombic (Amm2) symmetries at room temperature. Phase transitions were
detected by dielectric and differential scanning calorimetry results. Energy
storage properties were determined from P-E hysteresis, and the electrocaloric
properties were calculated indirectly via the Maxwell approach. The large value
of electrocaloric temperature change of T=0.807 K obtained at a
relatively small field of 30 kV cm and high energy storage efficiency
can make BCTSn ceramic a promising candidate for environmentally friendly
refrigeration and energy storage applications
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