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Thermally-induced phase transformations in Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-KNbO3 ceramics.
- Source :
- Journal of the American Ceramic Society; Jul2017, Vol. 100 Issue 7, p3293-3304, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The structures and functional properties of Na<subscript>0.5</subscript>Bi<subscript>0.5</subscript>TiO<subscript>3</subscript>- xKNbO<subscript>3</subscript> (NBT-xKN) solid solutions, with x in the range from 0.01 to 0.09, were investigated using a combination of high-resolution synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction (SXPD) and ferroelectric property measurements. For low KN contents, an irreversible transformation from cubic to rhombohedral phases was observed after the application of a high electric field, indicating that the polar nanoregions (PNRs) in the unpoled state can be transformed into metastable long-range ordered ferroelectric domains in the poled state. In contrast, the near-cubic phase of the unpoled ceramics was found to be remarkably stable and was retained on cooling to a temperature of −175°C. Upon heating, the field-induced metastable ferroelectric rhombohedral phase transformed back to the nanopolar cubic state at the structural transformation temperature, T<subscript>ST</subscript>, which was determined as approximately 225°C and 125°C for KN contents of 3% and 5% respectively. For the field-induced rhombohedral phase in the poled specimens, the pseudo-cubic lattice parameter, a<subscript>p</subscript>, exhibited an anomalous reduction while the inter-axial angle increased towards a value of 90° on heating, resulting in an overall increase in volume. The observed structural changes were correlated with the results of temperature-dependent dielectric, ferroelectric and depolarization measurements, enabling the construction of a phase diagram to define the stable regions of the different ferroelectric phases as a function of composition and temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00027820
- Volume :
- 100
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Ceramic Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123909233
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.14856