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Effect of Nb doping on microstructure and electric properties of lead zirconate stannum titanate antiferroelectric ceramics

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The aim of this work is to study the effect of Nb element doping on the microstructure and electrical properties of lead zirconate stannum titanate (PZST) ceramic and to improve phase transition properties of PZST. Nb-doped Pb(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3 ceramic samples were prepared by the conventional mixed oxide method. Phase transitions induced by temperature, pressure, and electric field were measured with electric dielectric permittivity, hydrostatic pressure, and hysteresis. The microstructure of the samples was observed by electron scanning microscope to discuss the effect of Nb doping on PZST ceramics. The experiment results indicated that the remnant polarization (Pr), dielectric constant, phase transition, and microstructure were strongly dependent on Nb doping

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  1. Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, People’s Republic of China

    H. Tang, Y. J. Feng, Z. Xu & C. H. Zhang

  2. State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, People’s Republic of China

    H. Tang & J. Q. Gao

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This paper was selected as an Outstanding Symposium Paper for the 2008 International Materials Research Conference, Symposium F.

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Tang, H., Feng, Y.J., Xu, Z. et al. Effect of Nb doping on microstructure and electric properties of lead zirconate stannum titanate antiferroelectric ceramics. Journal of Materials Research 24, 1642–1645 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2009.0202

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