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The origin of ultrahigh piezoelectricity in relaxor-ferroelectric solid solution crystals

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  • Fei Li

    (Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University
    Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education and International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Shujun Zhang

    (Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University
    Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong)

  • Tiannan Yang

    (Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University)

  • Zhuo Xu

    (Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education and International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Nan Zhang

    (Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education and International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Gang Liu

    (High Pressure Synergetic Consortium, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institute of Washington
    Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research)

  • Jianjun Wang

    (Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University)

  • Jianli Wang

    (Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong)

  • Zhenxiang Cheng

    (Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong)

  • Zuo-Guang Ye

    (Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education and International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University
    Simon Fraser University)

  • Jun Luo

    (TRS Technologies Inc.)

  • Thomas R. Shrout

    (Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University)

  • Long-Qing Chen

    (Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University)

Abstract

The discovery of ultrahigh piezoelectricity in relaxor-ferroelectric solid solution single crystals is a breakthrough in ferroelectric materials. A key signature of relaxor-ferroelectric solid solutions is the existence of polar nanoregions, a nanoscale inhomogeneity, that coexist with normal ferroelectric domains. Despite two decades of extensive studies, the contribution of polar nanoregions to the underlying piezoelectric properties of relaxor ferroelectrics has yet to be established. Here we quantitatively characterize the contribution of polar nanoregions to the dielectric/piezoelectric responses of relaxor-ferroelectric crystals using a combination of cryogenic experiments and phase-field simulations. The contribution of polar nanoregions to the room-temperature dielectric and piezoelectric properties is in the range of 50–80%. A mesoscale mechanism is proposed to reveal the origin of the high piezoelectricity in relaxor ferroelectrics, where the polar nanoregions aligned in a ferroelectric matrix can facilitate polarization rotation. This mechanism emphasizes the critical role of local structure on the macroscopic properties of ferroelectric materials.

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  • Fei Li & Shujun Zhang & Tiannan Yang & Zhuo Xu & Nan Zhang & Gang Liu & Jianjun Wang & Jianli Wang & Zhenxiang Cheng & Zuo-Guang Ye & Jun Luo & Thomas R. Shrout & Long-Qing Chen, 2016. "The origin of ultrahigh piezoelectricity in relaxor-ferroelectric solid solution crystals," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms13807
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13807
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