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Growth, domain dynamics and piezoelectric properties of some lead-free ferroelectric crystals

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Lead-free solid solution crystals (Na, Bi)TiO3–BaTiO3 [NBBT] and (K,Na)NbO3–LiNbO3[KNN–LN] have been grown by the Bridgman method. Their piezoelectric constant d33 reach 160 and 405 pC/N, respectively. Domain dynamics shown through in-situ observation using a polarizing microscopy in 0.94NBT-0.06BT crystals demonstrate that both of ferroelectric–antiferroelectric phase transition and antiferroelectric–paraelectric one take place in broad temperature ranges. 0.94NBT-0.06BT is more relaxor ferroelectric whereas 0.95KNN-0.05LN crystal is more normal ferroelectric. Moreover, it is found that the ferroelectric phase coexists with the paraelectric phase at the temperature much higher than their Curie temperature in both crystals. The low value of d 33 may originate from the existence of an antiferroelectric tetragonal phase in a ferroelectric rhombohedral phase in NBBT crystals.

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This work was supported by the space materials research project and 863 projects (No. 2008AA03Z411) in China.

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  1. R&D Center of Synthetic Crystals, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China

    Guisheng Xu, Danfeng Yang & Kai Chen

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA

    Guisheng Xu, David A. Payne & James F. Carroll III

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Xu, G., Yang, D., Chen, K. et al. Growth, domain dynamics and piezoelectric properties of some lead-free ferroelectric crystals. J Electroceram 24, 226–230 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10832-009-9562-2

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