High-performance piezoceramics are some of the most important and widely used materials,
and as such research into this topic is at the forefront of high-technology advanced …

In the past decade, domain engineered relaxor-PT ferroelectric single crystals, including (1−
x) Pb (Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3) O 3–xPbTiO 3 (PMN–PT),(1− x) Pb (Zn 1/3 Nb 2/3) O 3–xPbTiO 3 (PZN …

Devonshire theory provides a successful phenomenological description of many cubic
perovskite ferroelectrics such as BaTiO 3 via a sixth-order expansion of the free energy in …

Recent structural studies of ferroelectric PbZr 1− x Ti x O 3 (PZT) with x= 0.48, have revealed
a monoclinic phase in the vicinity of the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB), previously …

A review of the recent advances in the understanding of piezoelectricity in lead oxide solid
solutions is presented, giving special attention to the structural aspects. It has now become …

We have successfully fabricated large area free standing polyvinylidene fluoride-Pb (Zr 0.52
Ti 0.48) O 3 (PVDF-PZT) ferroelectric polymer-ceramic composite (wt% 80–20, respectively) …

The morphotropic phase boundary in the phase diagram of the technologically important Pb
(ZrxTi1− x) O3 (PZT) ceramics has been traditionally believed to separate ferroelectric …

Materials with coexisting ferroelectric, piezoelectric, and pyroelectric properties have taken a
great scientific attraction owing to their potential technological applications. In this work …

Abstract Several PbZr1− xTixO3 (PZT) compositions in the proximity of the morphotropic
phase boundary (MPB) were examined by means of Raman spectroscopy in the 15–800 K …

Titanium-rich PZT solid solutions were studied under high pressure by neutron and x-ray
diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and dielectric measurements. The results show that high …