Solid-State Single Crystal Growth of BaTiO3 and PMN-PT

Author(s):  
Tae-Moo Heo ◽  
Jong-Bong Lee ◽  
Dong-Ho Kim ◽  
Ho-Yong Lee ◽  
Nong-Moon Hwang ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Phan Gia Le ◽  
Huyen Tran Tran ◽  
Jong-Sook Lee ◽  
John G. Fisher ◽  
Hwang-Pill Kim ◽  
...  

AbstractCeramics based on (Na1/2B1/2)TiO3 are promising candidates for actuator applications because of large strains generated by an electric field-induced phase transition. For example, the (1−x)(Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3-xSrTiO3 system exhibits a morphotropic phase boundary at x = 0.2–0.3, leading to high values of inverse piezoelectric constant d*33, which can be further improved by the use of single crystals. In our previous work, single crystals of (Na1/2B1/2)TiO3-SrTiO3 and (Na1/2B1/2)TiO3-CaTiO3 were grown by the solid state crystal growth technique. Growth in the (Na1/2B1/2)TiO3-SrTiO3 system was sluggish whereas the (Na1/2B1/2)TiO3-CaTiO3 single crystals grew well. In the present work, 0.8(Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3-0.2(Sr1−xCax)TiO3 single crystals (with x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4) were produced by the solid state crystal growth technique in an attempt to improve crystal growth rate. The dependence of mean matrix grain size, single crystal growth distance, and electrical properties on the Ca concentration was investigated in detail. These investigations indicated that at x = 0.3 the matrix grain growth was suppressed and the driving force for single crystal growth was enhanced. Replacing Sr with Ca increased the shoulder temperature Ts and temperature of maximum relative permittivity Tmax, causing a decrease in inverse piezoelectric properties and a change from normal to incipient ferroelectric behavior.


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 2357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le ◽  
Fisher ◽  
Moon

The (1−x)(Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3-xSrTiO3 (NBT-100xST) system is a possible lead-free candidate for actuator applications because of its excellent strain vs. electric field behaviour. Use of single crystals instead of polycrystalline ceramics may lead to further improvement in piezoelectric properties but work on single crystal growth in this system is limited. In particular, the effect of composition on single crystal growth has yet to be studied. In this work, single crystals of (NBT-100xST) with x = 0.00, 0.05, 0.10 and 0.20 were grown using the method of Solid State Crystal Growth. [001]-oriented SrTiO3 single crystal seeds were embedded in (NBT-100xST) ceramic powder, which was then pressed to form pellets and sintered at 1200 °C for 5 min–50 h. Single crystal growth rate, matrix grain growth rate and sample microstructure were examined using scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The results indicate that the highest single crystal growth rate was obtained at x = 0.20. The mixed control theory of grain growth is used to explain the single crystal and matrix grain growth behaviour.


2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (18) ◽  
pp. 5932-5938
Author(s):  
Yunwei Zhao ◽  
Pengfei Jiang ◽  
Wenliang Gao ◽  
Rihong Cong ◽  
Jing Ju ◽  
...  

A high level of Eu3+ (7 atom%) was doped successfully, suggesting the possible single crystal growth of bi-functional RE3+-doped δ-BiB3O6.


2018 ◽  
Vol 483 ◽  
pp. 9-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhea Kappenberger ◽  
Saicharan Aswartham ◽  
Francesco Scaravaggi ◽  
Christian G.F. Blum ◽  
Mihai I. Sturza ◽  
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Author(s):  
Shoujun Ding ◽  
Hao Ren ◽  
Yong Zou ◽  
Wenpeng Liu ◽  
Qingli Zhang

A high-quality Dy3+ and Tb3+ co-doped GSAG single crystal with crystal size of ϕ25×25 mm3 has been grown successfully with the traditional Czochralski method. The crystal structure and effective segregation...


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