1. Multi-layered domain morphology in relaxor single crystals with nano-patterned composite electrode.
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Luo, Chengtao, Chang, Wei-Yi, Gao, Min, Chang, Chih-Hao, Li, Jiefang, Viehland, Dwight, Tian, Jian, and Jiang, Xiaoning
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RELAXOR ferroelectrics , *SINGLE crystals , *PIEZORESPONSE force microscopy , *BULK solids , *ENGINEERING models , *TRANSDUCERS , *ULTRASONIC transducers - Abstract
(1- x)Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3)O 3 - x PbTiO 3 (PMN-PT) single crystals, especially with compositions near its morphotropic phase boundary (MPB), have been employed for a broad range of applications such as ultrasound transducers, sensors, and actuators. To further enhance the properties of PMN-PT, electrode patterning, as a method of domain engineering, was proved to be an effective approach. In our previous report, a 200 nm grating pattern electrode (Ti/Au–MnO x) (nano-electrode) was prepared on one surface of PMN-PT crystal, exhibiting 30% d 33 enhancement. In this work, the multi-layered domain morphology and the domain engineering from nano-electrode were characterized using piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM). A hypothetical domain engineering model for nano-electrodes is established to explain the experimental results as well as the property enhancement from the nano-electrode. The electrode patterning proves that the nano-scale modification can tune the macro-scale piezoelectric properties of the bulk material. Image, graphical abstract Nano-patterned composite electrode (Nano-electrode) , as a method of domain engineering, exhibits 30% d 33 enhancement on (1- x)Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3)O 3 - x PbTiO 3 (PMN-PT) single crystal. In this work, the mechanism of the property enhancement is studied through the multi-layered domain morphology by piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM). A hypothetical domain engineering model for nano-electrodes is established in the end. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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