The phase evolution with temperature in the 0.98PbZrO3–0.02Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3ceramic was investigated with dielectricpermittivity and polarization measurements, hot stage transmission electron microscopy, and high temperature x-ray diffraction. Below 190 °C, the ceramic is in the antiferroelectric phase with characteristic 14{110}csuperlatticediffractions. In this stage, typical antiferroelectric 180° domains were observed. Between 190 and 220 °C, an intermediate phase, which is characterized by 12{110}c-type superlatticediffractions, was detected. Evidences are found to suggest that this intermediate phase is ferroelectric. The 12{110}c-type superlatticediffraction persists even into the paraelectric phase above 220 °C. In addition, there exists an incommensurate phase between the low temperature antiferroelectric phase and the intermediate ferroelectric phase.The following article appeared in Journal of Applied Physics 105 (2009): 014106 and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3065087.</p
