Phase Transitions under the Electric Field in Ternary Ferroelectric Solid Solutions of Pb(In_1/2Nb_1/2)O₃–Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃–PbTiO₃ near the Morphotropic Phase Boundary: Electric Approach

Abstract

Temperature–field phase diagrams in the [001]c and [011]c directions in the cubic coordinate in 24%Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3–46%Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–30%PbTiO3 (24PIN–46PMN–30PT) and 31PIN–43PMN–26PT near the morphotropic phase boundary have been clarified by measuring the temperature dependences of permittivity under an electric field. Field-induced intermediate orthorhombic and tetragonal phases have been newly found in 24PIN–46PMN–30PT and 31PIN–43PMN–26PT, respectively. The temperature dependences of the remanent polarization have also been determined by polarization–electric field (P–E) hysteresis loop evaluation. On the basis of our experimental results, the phase transition and dielectric anisotropy in PIN–PMN–PT have been discussed.

Keywords

• ferroelectric
• relaxor
• critical endpoint
• electric field
• morphotropic phase boundary