Phase states and electrophysical properties of multicomponent perovskite solid solutions on the base of PMN-PT and PZT systems

Phase diagrams were constructed (at room temperature), the dielectric, piezoelectric, elastic and reversible properties of the Ge-modified [Formula: see text]PbTiO3–[Formula: see text]PbZrO3–[Formula: see text][Formula: see text][Formula: see text]O3 multicomponent system ceramics were studied. The data obtained are compared with the results of studies of solid solutions of basic binary systems, as well as with the results obtained previously for other sections of the system under consideration. A significant increase in the width of the morphotropic region, diffusion of the concentration dependences of the electrophysical characteristics, and an increase in stability under the influence of constant bias fields in the solid solutions of the studied system were established.

Technology and Main Properties of PMN-PT-Ferrite Multiferroic Ceramic Composite Materials

In the presented work composite ferroelectric/ferrimagnetic ceramics have been obtained and described. The investigated material is based on PMN-PT powders and Ni-Zn ferrite powder. The Powders of ferroelectric component (i.e. (1–x)PMN-(x)PT with x from 0.25 to 0.40 with step 0.03 were synthesized using the sol-gel method. The magnetic component i.e. nickel-zinc ferrite was obtained from oxides using the classic method of obtaining ceramics. The compositions of PMN–PT used by us have rhombohedral or tetragonal symmetries, or belong to morphotropic region. The final ceramic composite samples were obtained using the classic method of ceramic technology with calcination route and final pressureless densification using free sintering. In this paper, XRD, EDS dielectric and magnetic properties have been investigated and described for the obtained composite ceramic samples.