Ferroelectrics under the synchrotron light: A review

LE Fuentes-Cobas, ME Montero-Cabrera, L Pardo… - Materials, 2015 - mdpi.com
Currently, an intensive search for high-performance lead-free ferroelectric materials is taking
place. ABO3 perovskites (A= Ba, Bi, Ca, K and Na; B= Fe, Nb, Ti, and Zr) appear as …

Microstructure and texture of electrodeposited Ni–ZrC composite coatings investigated by Rietveld XRD line profile analysis

Z Zhang, C Jiang, P Fu, F Cai, N Ma - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2015 - Elsevier
Rietveld X-ray diffraction (XRD) line profile analysis method was used to investigate the
influence of applied current density on the microstructure and texture of the electrodeposited …

Utilisation of ultrasonic treatment to improve the soil amelioration property of coal fly ash

W Zhou, X Lu, C Qi, M Yang - Journal of Environmental Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Environment-friendly disposal of coal fly ash (CFA) is essential for sustainable development
and cleaner production of electricity in thermal power plants. Although CFA has been …

Strain-affected ferroelastic domain walls in RbMnFe charge-transfer materials undergoing collective Jahn–Teller distortion

M Hervé, S Akagi, L Guérin, LB Gee, RD Ribson… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Many rubidium manganese hexacyanoferrate materials, with the general formula RbxMn [Fe
(CN) 6](x+ 2)/3· zH2O, exhibit diverse charge-transfer-based functionalities due to the …

Phase coexistence and the structure of the morphotropic phase boundary region in (1− x) Bi (Mg1/2Zr1/2) O3–xPbTiO3 piezoceramics

R Pandey, A Tiwari, A Upadhyay, AK Singh - Acta materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
The structures of the morphotropic phase and the phase coexistence region have been
investigated in (1− x) Bi (Mg 1/2 Zr 1/2) O 3–xPbTiO 3 ceramics. The structure is cubic with …

Electromechanical response of polycrystalline barium titanate resolved at the grain scale

M Majkut, JE Daniels, JP Wright… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Ferroic materials are critical components in many modern devices. Polycrystalline states of
these materials dominate the market due to their cost effectiveness and ease of production …

Extensive domain wall motion and deaging resistance in morphotropic 0.55 Bi (Ni1/2Ti1/2) O3–0.45 PbTiO3 polycrystalline ferroelectrics

G Tutuncu, L Fan, J Chen, X Xing, JL Jones - Applied Physics Letters, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
Domain wall motion is known as a major source of extrinsic contributions to the dielectric
and piezoelectric properties of ferroelectric materials. In the present work, we report the …

Effects of basicity and Al2O3 content on the crystal structure of silico-ferrite of calcium and aluminum

J Park, E Kim, I Suh, J Lee - ISIJ International, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Silico-ferrite of calcium and aluminum (SFCA) is the primary bonding phase of iron ore
sinter, the world's most popular artificial feed material for ironmaking. However, fundamental …

Ferroelastic domains in lead-free barium zirconate titanate-barium calcium titanate piezoceramics

MC Ehmke - 2014 - search.proquest.com
Piezoelectricity was first discovered by Pierre and Jaque Curie in the year 1880. Nowadays,
piezoelectric materials are used in many application such as high voltage generation in gas …

In situ 2D diffraction as a tool to characterize ferroelectric and piezoelectric thin films

NI Khamidy, V Kovacova, A Bernasconi… - Materials Research …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper the application of 2D x-ray diffraction (XRD 2) as a technique to characterize in
situ during electrical cycling the properties of a ferroelectric and piezoelectric thin film is …