The origin of the excellent piezoelectric properties at the morphotropic phase boundary is
generally attributed to the existence of a monoclinic phase in various piezoelectric systems …

X-ray and neutron diffraction are particularly useful for characterizing ferroelectric materials
in situ, eg, during application of temperature, pressure, electric field, and stress. In this …

Defects in acceptor-doped perovskite piezoelectric materials have a significant impact on
their electrical properties. Herein, the defect mediated evolution of piezoelectric and …

Pb (In1/2Nb1/2) O3–PbTiO3 (PIN–PT) is a typical perovskite-type relaxor ferroelectric
system with a high Curie temperature (TC) and is widely utilized as an end-member in …

Abstract Recently, poled Na0. 50Bi0. 50TiO3‐BaTiO3 (NBT‐BT)‐based polycrystalline
materials have been characterized as possessing a high degree of poling‐induced domain …

Large piezoelectric coefficients in polycrystalline lead zirconate titanate (PZT) are
traditionally achieved through compositional design using a combination of chemical …

The origins of high piezoelectric properties in the lead-free (K, Na) NbO 3-based tetragonal
composition (K 0.44 Na 0.52 Li 0.04)(Nb 0.86 Ta 0.10 Sb 0.04) O 3 (KNL-NTS) is …

Contributions to the piezoelectric response in pseudocubic 0.3 BaTiO 3-0.1 Bi (Mg 1/2 Ti
1/2) O 3-0.6 BiFeO 3 ceramics were investigated by synchrotron X-ray diffraction under …

The development of high-performance BiFeO 3-PbTiO 3 (BF-PT) piezoelectric compositions
is highly desirable, but still challenged due to their high Curie temperature (T c), large lattice …

Abstract High Curie temperature (TC) xBi (Ni 1/2 Ti 1/2) O 3-(1-x) Pb (Zr 1/2 Ti 1/2) O 3
(xBNT-(1-x) PZT, BNT-PZT) piezoelectric ceramics were prepared by the conventional …