Grain size effects in donor doped lead zirconate titanate ceramics

The ferroelectric, ferroelastic, and dielectric properties as well as the crystal structure were investigated for polycrystalline donor doped lead zirconate titanate (PZT) with grain sizes ranging from 0.25 to 5 μm, which were prepared using a novel zirconium titanium hydrate precursor (ZTH) with a...

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Published in:Journal of applied physics 2020-12, Vol.128 (21)
Main Authors: Picht, Gunnar, Khansur, Neamul H., Webber, Kyle G., Kungl, Hans, Hoffmann, Michael J., Hinterstein, Manuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied physics
Ceramics
Configurations
Crystal structure
Deoxidizing
Dielectric properties
Domains
Ferroelectric materials
Ferroelectricity
Grain size
Lamellar structure
Lead zirconate titanates
Polycrystals
Residual stress
Size effects
Synchrotron radiation
Synchrotrons
Zirconium
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Summary:The ferroelectric, ferroelastic, and dielectric properties as well as the crystal structure were investigated for polycrystalline donor doped lead zirconate titanate (PZT) with grain sizes ranging from 0.25 to 5 μm, which were prepared using a novel zirconium titanium hydrate precursor (ZTH) with a specific surface area of 310 m2/g. Piezoforce microscopy was used to investigate the change in the domain structure, revealing a change in the domain configuration from a complex 3D structure to a simple lamellar domain formation at a 1 μm grain size that corresponded to a rapidly increasing internal mechanical stress observed with in situ synchrotron x-ray experiments. The correlation between the change in domain configuration, increasing internal stresses, effects of poling on the crystal structure, and the macroscopic ferroelectric and ferroelastic properties are discussed in detail, allowing a deeper understanding of size effects in polycrystalline donor doped PZT ceramics.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/5.0029659