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Electrocaloric Effect in Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3-SrTiO3-PbTiO3Solid Solutions
2012
Electrocaloric effect is studied in a group of triple solid solutions 0.4Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3-(0.6-y)SrTiO3-yPbTiO3. Contribution of electric field-induced phase transition in the total value of temperature change, caused by electric field, is evaluated. The highest value of electrocaloric effect is observed for composition 0.4Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3-0.4SrTiO3-0.2PbTiO3, in which the depolarization temperature, characteristic for relaxor ferroelectrics, merges with the temperature of maximum of dielectric permittivity. Applicability of thermodynamic description is discussed.
Intrinsic stability of quasicrystals under the generation of Frenkel pairs
2015
Under irradiation metastable quasicrystals undergo a phase transition to an amorphous state. This transition can be reversed by annealing. As in normal crystalline materials the phase transition is considered to be triggered by generation and recombination of vacancies and interstitial atoms (Frenkel pairs). We have classified the possible Frenkel defects in a metastable monatomic quasicrystal with respect to geometric and energetic properties. With numerical simulation we have studied the behaviour of the quasicrystal under a load of Frenkel defects for various defect concentrations. We find three ranges of behaviour: up to 5% defects per atom the structure remains icosahedral, in a middle…
Reversive Dielectric Response in xPZN-(1 − x) PSN Ceramics
2006
The effects of bias fields E= on dielectric response of xPbZn1/3Nb2/3O3-(1 − x)PbSc1/2 Nb1/2O3 ferroelectric solid solutions of x = 0, 0.05, 0.2, and 0.5 studied at temperatures of diffused phase transitions are reported. The thermal interval of the existence of a relaxor phase in the system is found to shrink with the concentration of PbZn1/3Nb2/3O3. The change of the ratio of zinc-lead and scandium-lead niobate components is deduced to change the features of the transition to polarised state from first-order to second-order transition.
PHASE TRANSITIONS IN THE PLZT x/85/15 SOLID SOLUTIONS
2008
ABSTRACT Role of a La on the nature of phase transition in the PLZT x/85/15 is compared with the PLZT compositions of lower Zr/Ti ratio. Thermal dependence of the dielectric permittivity, thermal expansion and elastic modulus reveal sequential transfer from macroscopic ferroelectric to antiferroelectric and nonpolar state, if La concentration is increased. Diffused, from frequency independent thermal dependence of dielectric permittivity for compositions in certain La concentration range above 4 at% coexist with the well expressed phase transition between paraelectric and antiferroelectric phases.
Microstructure, calorimetric and dielectric investigation of hafnium doped barium titanate ceramics
2013
Ferroelectric properties of BaTi1− x Hf x O3 ceramics with Hf content x = 0, 0.001, and 0.025 were examined. It was found that the substitution of Hf4+ for Ti4+ in BaTiO3 resulted in shifting the two low-temperature transitions (T 1, T 2) of the investigated samples to higher temperatures and decreasing the tetragonal-cubic phase transition temperature (T c). This is a well-known pinching effect. Thermal parameters of the transitions, such as the enthalpy ΔH and the entropy ΔS, were also estimated and discussed.
Room-temperature paramagnetoelectric effect in magnetoelectric multiferroics Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O3 and its solid solution with PbTiO3
2015
We have observed the magnetoelectric (ME) response at room temperature and above in high-resistive ceramics made of multiferroic Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O3 (PFN) and PFN-based solid solution 0.91PFN-0.09PbTiO3 (PFN-PT). The value of the paramagnetoelectric (PME) coefficient shows a pronounced maximum near the ferroelectric-to-paraelectric phase transition temperature, T C, and then decreases sharply to zero for T > T C. The maximal PME coefficient in PFN is about 4 × 10−18 s/A. The theoretical description of the PME effect, within the framework of a Landau theory of phase transitions allowing for realistic temperature dependences of spontaneous polarization, dielectric and magnetic susceptibilities, …
Dielectric nonlinearity of the PBB′B″O3 ferroelectric solid solutions
2001
Abstract Obtaining of novel thin film materials for electrically tuneable capacities is one of the current problems of ferroelectric material application. Suitable ferroelectric compounds exhibiting broad phase transitions and small dielectric loss in the paraelectric phase have been searched for the purpose. Lead-containing niobates PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3 (PMN), PbNi1/3Nb2/3O3 (PNN) and PbZn1/3Nb2/3O3 (PZN) and their solid solutions have been found as most appropriate. Materials have been synthesized by solid phase reactions from the relevant oxides; ceramic samples were obtained by conventional ceramic technology. Results of the studies of thermal dependence of dielectric permeability and loss fa…
When are thin films of metals metallic? Part III
1996
Abstract A large amount of experimental information has indicated that very thin films of metallic elements can exhibit nonmetallic behavior, even on metal substrates. These films undergo a gradual nonmetal to metal transition with increasing film density or thickness. The nonmetallic behavior can be related to electron localization due to strong electron-electron correlation in low dimensional systems, as indicated by the strong enhancement of electron effective mass. The evolution in the electronic structure associated with the nonmetal to metal transition bears a striking resemblance to the behavior observed for free metal clusters. Part I [1], outlined the general concepts of a nonmetal…
Dielectric properties of 0.4Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3–(0.6-x)SrTiO3–xPbTiO3 solid solutions
2014
Abstract In this paper we present our measurements of the linear and nonlinear dielectric permittivity of 0.4 Na 0.5 Bi 0.5 TiO 3 – ( 0.6 - x ) SrTiO 3 – xPbTiO 3 solid solutions (x = 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15). The dielectric anomaly increases in the system with respect to the concentration of lead, showing that interactions between dipolar entities are modified. The system exhibits dipolar-glass-like behaviour at low values of x ( 0 ⩽ x 0.1 ). Relaxor behaviour emerges in the sample where x = 0.1 . Furthermore, a spontaneous first-order phase transition from relaxor to normal ferroelectric is observed at x ⩾ 0.15 . A few peculiar dispersion regions are observed in the ferroelectric phase, which …
Phase Transitions in Li, K and Ag Modified Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3-SrTiO3-PbTiO3Solid Solutions
2012
Influence of moderate substitution of Na by monovalent metals Li, K and Ag on structure, phase transitions and dielectric properties of 0.4Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3-0.4SrTiO3-0.2PbTiO3 is studied. Substitution by Li increases, while substitution by K and Ag decreases tetragonality of unit cell. Li increases, Ag decreases while K weakly influences phase transition temperature. The characteristic for the parent phase relaxor state with Tt approaching Tm in case of substitution by K and Li transfers into diffused phase transition without Tm dependence on frequency and extended region of thermal hysteresis.