Abstract
The ternary perovskite system PbTiO3-Bi(Zn1/2Ti 1/2)O3-Bi(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3 was investigated in an attempt to capture the enhanced tetragonality of the PbTiO3-Bi(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3 binary system at a morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) to improve piezoelectric performance. Results from the (1-x)[0.75 PbTiO3-0.25Bi(Zn 1/2Ti1/2)O3]-(x)Bi(Mg1/2Ti 1/2)O3 pseudo-binary solution indicate the formation of an MPB-type phase boundary with a high TC (585 C at x 0.55). Multiple dielectric transitions were observed in a region of the ternary diagram characterized by high occupancy of the A-site by Bi3+ (>40) and the B-site by ferroelectrically active cations (>70). Temperature-dependent diffraction studies revealed the persistence of a tetragonal structure in at least a subset of the crystal to the higher temperature dielectric transition.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 074110 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
| Volume | 110 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| State | Published - 1 Oct 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy