Dynamics of normal to diffuse and relaxor phase transition in lead metaniobate-based ferroelectric ceramics

Tetragonal tungsten bronze-structured materials based on lead metaniobate ( PbNb 2 O 6 ) were studied in terms of thermal dynamics of dielectric properties, showing ferroelectric-to-paraelectric phase transition of diffuse and relaxor type in some specific cases. These features are normally ascribed...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2009-04, Vol.94 (17), p.172901-172901-3
Main Authors: Venet, Michel, M'Peko, Jean-Claude, Zabotto, Fabio Luis, Guerrero, Fidel, Garcia, Ducinei, Eiras, José Antonio
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Language:English
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Summary:Tetragonal tungsten bronze-structured materials based on lead metaniobate ( PbNb 2 O 6 ) were studied in terms of thermal dynamics of dielectric properties, showing ferroelectric-to-paraelectric phase transition of diffuse and relaxor type in some specific cases. These features are normally ascribed to defects-induced structural disorder and compositional fluctuations associated with an arbitrary lattice site occupation between dopant and host ions. Nevertheless, for these lead metaniobate-based materials, the drastic change in the phase transition from normal to diffuse and relaxor is shown to take place when dopants are able to significantly shift the transition toward low temperatures, where these compounds are known to exhibit incommensurate superstructures that naturally present diffuse and relaxor dielectric characteristics.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.3122149