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The dielectric properties and phase transition behavior of the pseudo-ternary xPb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-(1 − x)Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 solid solution system were investigated as a function of the Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 (PMN) content and Ti/Zr ratio for selected compositions. The investigations have demonstrated a general trend in broadening of the phase transition and increasing diffusivity with increasing PMN content. For the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) compositions, the dielectric permittivity maximum, its temperature (T m) and the Curie-Weiss constant were found to decrease with increasing Mg1/3Nb2/3 concentration. When a Ti/Zr ratio was constant and equal to 53/47, temperature-dependent investigations demonstrated that the dielectric parameters involved in a modified Curie-Weiss law increase monotonically with increasing PMN content and T m moves toward room temperature with average rate of ≈ −4.1°C/mol% as well. A phase transition in 0.5PMN-0.5Pb(Zr0.47Ti0.53)O3 and 0.25PMN-0.75Pb(Zr0.60Ti0.40)O3 ceramic systems exhibited a diffused behavior with a characteristic frequency dependence of T m. From pyroelectric measurement, an unusual spontaneous polarization behavior at about 215 K is reported for some MPB compositions.
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Koval, V., Alemany, C., Briančin, J. et al. Dielectric Properties and Phase Transition Behavior of xPMN-(1 − x)PZT Ceramic Systems. Journal of Electroceramics 10, 19–29 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024023823871
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