Structural origin of room temperature poling enhanced piezoelectricity in modified Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3‐30%PbTiO3 crystals

Abstract

The piezoelectric properties of [110]‐oriented Mn‐doped Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3‐30%PbTiO3 single crystals was found to be enhanced by poling at room temperature, relative to traditional poling on field‐cooling (FC). High‐resolution x‐ray diffraction data revealed a phase transition sequence of cubic→tetragonal→ orthorhombic (O)→monoclinic B‐type (MB) on field‐cooling with a phase coexistence of single domain O and MB at 300 K in the FC state; whereas poling at room temperature revealed a MB single phase. Accordingly, the structural origin of the piezoelectricity enhancement on poling at room temperature is attributed to a pure MB phase. It is probable, in the FC state, that field‐cooling results in defect dipole migration, which then acts to stabilize regions of the O phase on cooling into the MB one.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 22, 2017
Source ID
10.1111/jace.15006

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  • D. Viehland
  • Ding Wang
  • Guoliang Yuan
  • Haosu Luo
  • Jiefang Li
  • Yaojin Wang

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  • Nanjing University of Science and Technology
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
  • Office of Naval Research
  • Shanghai Institute of Ceramics
  • Virginia Tech

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  • Materials science

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