The origin of ultrahigh piezoelectricity in relaxor-ferroelectric solid solution crystals

Fei Li; Shujun Zhang; Tiannan Yang; Zhuo Xu; Nan Zhang; Gang Liu; Jianjun Wang; Jianli Wang; Zhenxiang Cheng; Zuo-Guang Ye; Jun Luo; Thomas R. Shrout; Long-Qing Chen

doi:10.1038/ncomms13807

Nature Communications (Dec 2016)

The origin of ultrahigh piezoelectricity in relaxor-ferroelectric solid solution crystals

Fei Li,
Shujun Zhang,
Tiannan Yang,
Zhuo Xu,
Nan Zhang,
Gang Liu,
Jianjun Wang,
Jianli Wang,
Zhenxiang Cheng,
Zuo-Guang Ye,
Jun Luo,
Thomas R. Shrout,
Long-Qing Chen

Affiliations

Fei Li: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University
Shujun Zhang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University
Tiannan Yang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University
Zhuo Xu: Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education and International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Nan Zhang: Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education and International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Gang Liu: High Pressure Synergetic Consortium, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institute of Washington
Jianjun Wang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University
Jianli Wang: Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong
Zhenxiang Cheng: Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong
Zuo-Guang Ye: Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education and International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Jun Luo: TRS Technologies Inc.
Thomas R. Shrout: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University
Long-Qing Chen: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13807
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Combining a perovskite ferroelectric with moderate piezoelectric properties and a nonpiezoelectric pervoskite relaxor can create a highly piezoelectric material. Here, the authors help explain this unusual result by quantifying how polar nanoregions in the material contribute to its piezoelectric response.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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