Comparative characterization of rhombohedral and tetragonal PZN-PT single crystals

Ferroelectric single crystals Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3–PbTiO3 (PZN–PT) are promising full materials for nonresonant or large bandwidth transducers due to the large values of their piezoelectric properties (dij, kij) and their mechanical quality factor (Qij). However the properties of these materials depend...

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Main Authors: D. Kobor, M. Tine, A. Hajjaji, L. Lebrun, S. Pruvost, D. Guyomar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2011-06-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3599587
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author D. Kobor
M. Tine
A. Hajjaji
L. Lebrun
S. Pruvost
D. Guyomar
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M. Tine
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L. Lebrun
S. Pruvost
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description Ferroelectric single crystals Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3–PbTiO3 (PZN–PT) are promising full materials for nonresonant or large bandwidth transducers due to the large values of their piezoelectric properties (dij, kij) and their mechanical quality factor (Qij). However the properties of these materials depend greatly on the content of titanium which influences very significantly the symmetry of the crystal. In this paper we try to understand the influence of the percentage of Titanium in these crystals by studying the two compositions that are in very different phases at room temperature (rhombohedral and tetragonal symmetries). Crystals of pure PZN–4.5PT and PZN-12PT were grown by a Flux technique. The typical single crystals obtained are brown yellow. The room temperature dielectric permittivity along the <001> direction is about 900 for the PZN-12PT, which is smaller than that of the PZN–4.5PT (5840). The Curie point Tc of the tetragonal crystal is about 220 °C (which is higher than that of the rhombohedral one (166 °C)), while the ferroelectric phase transition temperature is 130 °C for the PZN-4.5PT single crystal. The remnant polarization and coercive field of <001> oriented crystals measured at 1 kHz are around 40 μC/cm2 and 3.30 kV/cm, respectively for the PZN-4.5PT, 27μC/cm2 and 11.1 kV/cm for the PZN-12PT single crystal. The d33 versus uniaxial stress shows that this coefficient is more stable for the single crystal with low Ti than for that with high rate of Ti. The study of temperature stability on these crystals shows a possible presence of an unidentified phase in the low and negative range temperature for the PZN-4.5PT.
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spelling doaj.art-c8075f9c2f014312a530b6c4f26c33d32022-12-21T18:26:27ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262011-06-0112022133022133-910.1063/1.3599587031102ADVComparative characterization of rhombohedral and tetragonal PZN-PT single crystalsD. Kobor0M. Tine1A. Hajjaji2L. Lebrun3S. Pruvost4D. Guyomar5Laboratoire de Chimie et de Physique des Matériaux (LCPM), Université de Ziguinchor, Quartier Diabir, BP 523, Ziguinchor, SénégalLaboratoire de Chimie et de Physique des Matériaux (LCPM), Université de Ziguinchor, Quartier Diabir, BP 523, Ziguinchor, SénégalEcole Nationale des Sciences Appliquées d’ El Jadida, EL Jadida, MoroccoINSA, LGEF, Bat Gustave FERRIE, 8 Rue de la Physique, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, FranceINSA, LGEF, Bat Gustave FERRIE, 8 Rue de la Physique, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, FranceINSA, LGEF, Bat Gustave FERRIE, 8 Rue de la Physique, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, FranceFerroelectric single crystals Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3–PbTiO3 (PZN–PT) are promising full materials for nonresonant or large bandwidth transducers due to the large values of their piezoelectric properties (dij, kij) and their mechanical quality factor (Qij). However the properties of these materials depend greatly on the content of titanium which influences very significantly the symmetry of the crystal. In this paper we try to understand the influence of the percentage of Titanium in these crystals by studying the two compositions that are in very different phases at room temperature (rhombohedral and tetragonal symmetries). Crystals of pure PZN–4.5PT and PZN-12PT were grown by a Flux technique. The typical single crystals obtained are brown yellow. The room temperature dielectric permittivity along the <001> direction is about 900 for the PZN-12PT, which is smaller than that of the PZN–4.5PT (5840). The Curie point Tc of the tetragonal crystal is about 220 °C (which is higher than that of the rhombohedral one (166 °C)), while the ferroelectric phase transition temperature is 130 °C for the PZN-4.5PT single crystal. The remnant polarization and coercive field of <001> oriented crystals measured at 1 kHz are around 40 μC/cm2 and 3.30 kV/cm, respectively for the PZN-4.5PT, 27μC/cm2 and 11.1 kV/cm for the PZN-12PT single crystal. The d33 versus uniaxial stress shows that this coefficient is more stable for the single crystal with low Ti than for that with high rate of Ti. The study of temperature stability on these crystals shows a possible presence of an unidentified phase in the low and negative range temperature for the PZN-4.5PT.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3599587
spellingShingle D. Kobor
M. Tine
A. Hajjaji
L. Lebrun
S. Pruvost
D. Guyomar
Comparative characterization of rhombohedral and tetragonal PZN-PT single crystals
AIP Advances
title Comparative characterization of rhombohedral and tetragonal PZN-PT single crystals
title_full Comparative characterization of rhombohedral and tetragonal PZN-PT single crystals
title_fullStr Comparative characterization of rhombohedral and tetragonal PZN-PT single crystals
title_full_unstemmed Comparative characterization of rhombohedral and tetragonal PZN-PT single crystals
title_short Comparative characterization of rhombohedral and tetragonal PZN-PT single crystals
title_sort comparative characterization of rhombohedral and tetragonal pzn pt single crystals
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3599587
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