Bridging phases at the morphotropic boundaries of lead oxide solid solutions

B Noheda, DE Cox - Phase Transitions, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Ceramic solid solutions of PbZr1− x T x O3 (PZT) with compositions x≃ 0.50 are well-known
for their extraordinarily large piezoelectric responses. The latter are highly anisotropic, and it …

Piezoelectric activity in perovskite ferroelectric crystals

F Li, L Wang, L Jin, D Lin, J Li, Z Li… - IEEE transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Perovskite ferroelectrics (PFs) have been the dominant piezoelectric materials for various
electromechanical applications, such as ultrasonic transducers, sensors, and actuators, to …

High performance ferroelectric relaxor-PbTiO3 single crystals: Status and perspective

S Zhang, F Li - Journal of Applied Physics, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Ferroelectrics are essential components in a wide range of applications, including ultrasonic
transducers, sensors, and actuators. In the single crystal form, relaxor-PbTiO 3 (PT) …

Composition and phase dependence of the intrinsic and extrinsic piezoelectric activity of domain engineered (1− x) Pb (Mg1/3Nb2/3) O3− xPbTiO3 crystals

F Li, S Zhang, Z Xu, X Wei, J Luo… - Journal of applied …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
The piezoelectric response of [001] poled domain engineered (1− x) Pb (Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3) O
3− x PbTiO 3 (PMN-PT) crystals was investigated as a function of composition and phase …

Electric-field-, temperature-, and stress-induced phase transitions in relaxor ferroelectric single crystals

M Davis, D Damjanovic, N Setter - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2006 - APS
Electric-field-induced phase transitions have been evidenced by macroscopic strain
measurements at temperatures between 25° C and 100° C in [001] C-poled (1− x) Pb (Mg …

Rotator and extender ferroelectrics: Importance of the shear coefficient to the piezoelectric properties of domain-engineered crystals and ceramics

M Davis, M Budimir, D Damjanovic… - Journal of Applied Physics, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
The importance of a high shear coefficient d 15 (or d 24⁠) to the piezoelectric properties of
domain-engineered and polycrystalline ferroelectrics is discussed. The extent of polarization …

Influence of short-range and long-range order on the evolution of the morphotropic phase boundary in

AM Glazer, PA Thomas, KZ Baba-Kishi, GKH Pang… - Physical Review B …, 2004 - APS
The local structures of rhombohedral, monoclinic, and tetragonal phases across the
morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) of Pb (Zr 1− x Ti x) O 3 are discussed in terms of the …

Coupled polarization and nanodomain evolution underpins large electromechanical responses in relaxors

J Kim, A Kumar, Y Qi, H Takenaka, PJ Ryan, D Meyers… - Nature Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding the evolution and role of nanoscale polar structures during polarization
rotation in relaxor ferroelectrics is a long-standing challenge in materials science and …

Electric-field-induced dielectric and temperature changes in a -oriented single crystal

J Peräntie, J Hagberg, A Uusimäki, H Jantunen - Physical Review B …, 2010 - APS
Dielectric and direct temperature changes induced by an electric field were investigated in
a⟨ 011⟩-oriented 0.72 Pb (Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3) O 3-0.28 PbTiO 3 single crystal as a function of …

Electrostrictive effect in Pb (Mg1/3Nb2/3) O3-xPbTiO3 crystals

F Li, L Jin, Z Xu, D Wang, S Zhang - Applied Physics Letters, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
The electrostrictive effect was investigated in Pb (Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3) O 3-xPbTiO 3 (PMN-xPT)
relaxor ferroelectric crystal, a representative high performance piezoelectric material, with …