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Rare earth (RE = La3+, Sm3+, Pr3+) ion doped Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 (RE-PMN-PT) ferroelectric thin films with compositions near the morphotropic phase boundary were grown on the Pt/TiO2/SiO2/Si(100) substrate using sol-gel/spin coating method. The phase structure, electrical properties, and photoluminescence performance of thin films were investigated systematically. The highly (100)-preferred orientation was obtained in pure perovskite Sm-PMN-0.30PT thin films with an average grain size of 131 nm. After 2.5% Sm3+ doping, the PMN-0.30PT thin films exhibited a triple enhancement of dielectric permittivity with a maximum value of 3500 at 1 kHz, a low dielectric loss of 1.3%, and high remanent polarization of 17.5 μC/cm2 at room temperature. In visible light and near-infrared band, the transmittance rate increased with PT content and showed the highest value of 85% in 2.5%Sm-PMN-0.31PT. In addition, the films presented strong red-orange emission at 599 nm, which was sensitively in temperature range of 248–273 K corresponding to the rhombohedral to monoclinic phase transition temperature.
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We appreciate the funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51502232 and 51972263), National Basic Research Project (No. JCKY2016208A002), and Advanced Manufacturing Project (No. 41423020111).
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Zhou, S., Lin, D., Su, Y. et al. Enhanced dielectric, ferroelectric, and optical properties in rare earth elements doped PMN-PT thin films. J Adv Ceram 10, 98–107 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-020-0423-4
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