Lead titanate-induced abnormal ferroelectric/antiferroelectric phase transitions in Pb(Lu0.5Nb0.5)O3 solid solutions

Xiaoming Yang; Chenxi Wang; Fangping Zhuo; Ying Liu; Zujian Wang; Hamel N. Tailor; Chao He; Xifa Long

Materials & Design (Dec 2019)

Lead titanate-induced abnormal ferroelectric/antiferroelectric phase transitions in Pb(Lu0.5Nb0.5)O3 solid solutions

Xiaoming Yang,
Chenxi Wang,
Fangping Zhuo,
Ying Liu,
Zujian Wang,
Hamel N. Tailor,
Chao He,
Xifa Long

Affiliations

Xiaoming Yang: Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Chenxi Wang: Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Fangping Zhuo: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Ying Liu: Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
Zujian Wang: Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
Hamel N. Tailor: Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
Chao He: Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China; Corresponding author.
Xifa Long: Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 183

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The development of bulk materials with ferroelectric/antiferroelectric (FE/AFE) phase transitions is of importance for meeting the needs of advanced electronic equipment. Here, we report a (1 − x)Pb(Lu0.5Nb0.5)O3-xPbTiO3 (abbreviated as PLNT100x) system, which shows a particular FE/AFE-like phase transition. A partial phase diagram with low PT content was delimited on the basis of the X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimeter, second harmonic generation, ferroelectric hysteresis loops and first-order reversal curve (FORC) methods. The intermediate phase showed AFE hysteresis loops may stem from the weakly polar to the polar phase during electrical poling and the lowering long-range ordering degree. It is a guideline to modulate the electric properties of PLNT AFE system such as Curie temperature, energy storage density and pyroelectric properties, by means of the control of composition. Keywords: Antiferroelectric, Phase transitions, First-order reversal curve, Phase diagram, Ceramics

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ISSN: 0264-1275 (Print); 1873-4197 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
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