Composition Dependent Fatigue in Antiferroelectric PZST Ceramics Induced by Bipolar Electric Cycling

2005 ◽  
Vol 475-479 ◽  
pp. 1193-1196
Author(s):  
Long Jie Zhou ◽  
Georg Rixecker ◽  
André Zimmermann ◽  
Fritz Aldinger
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Hysteresis Loop ◽  
Fatigue Resistance ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Hysteresis Loops ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Ferroelectric Ceramics ◽  
Fatigue Effect ◽  
Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Electric Fatigue

Bipolar electric fatigue in antiferroelectrics of the lead zirconate titanate stannate ceramics family was investigated. Variations in strain hysteresis loops and damages in microstructure of the materials due to the electric cycling were analyzed. The materials showed symmetric or asymmetric suppression of strain hysteresis loop, normal or diffuse AFE-FE phase transition and intact or damaged microstructure after 5×10-7 cycles, indicating a strong composition dependent fatigue effect and the corresponding mechanism. In general, the antiferroelectric materials exhibited much higher fatigue resistance than ferroelectric ceramics reported previously.

Pyroelectric behavior and thermally stimulated processes in niobium modified lead zirconate titanate ferroelectric ceramics

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (4) ◽  
pp. 044104 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Peláiz-Barranco ◽  
A. C. Garcia-Wong ◽  
Y. González-Abreu ◽  
J. D. S. Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Ferroelectric Ceramics ◽  
Zirconate Titanate

scholarly journals Correlation between electric-field-induced phase transition and piezoelectricity in lead zirconate titanate films

2014 ◽  
Vol 90 (14) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Kovacova ◽  
N. Vaxelaire ◽  
G. Le Rhun ◽  
P. Gergaud ◽  
T. Schmitz-Kempen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Zirconate Titanate

Crack tip 90° domain switching in tetragonal lanthanum-modified lead zirconate titanate under an electric field

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 2940-2944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Fang ◽  
Wei Yang ◽  
Ting Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Powder Processing ◽  
Domain Switching ◽  
Crack Tip ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Processing Technique ◽  
Ferroelectric Ceramics ◽  
Zirconate Titanate

Lanthanum-modified lead zirconate titanate ferroelectric ceramics (Pb0.96La0.04)(Zr0.40Ti0.60)0.99O3 were synthesized by the conventional powder processing technique. X-ray diffraction experiments revealed that the samples belong to the tetragonal phase with a = b = 0.4055 nm, c = 0.4109 nm, and c/a = 1.013. After being poled, the samples were indented with a 5-kg Vickers indenter, and lateral electric fields of 0.4 Ec, 0.5 Ec, and 0.6 Ec (Ec = 1100 V/mm) were applied, respectively. Field-emission scanning electron microscopy showed that 90° domain switching appeared near the tip of the indentation crack under a lateral electric field of 0.6 Ec. A mechanism of 90° domain switching near the crack tip under an electric field is discussed.

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