Abstract
BiScO3-PbTiO3 single crystals were reported to possess high piezoelectric coefficient of 1200 pC/N and Curie temperature of >400°C, exhibiting excellent thermal stability of properties up to 350°C. However, the origin of the thermal stability is yet unclear. In this research, high resolution synchrotron-based technique was used to study the temperature driven structural evolution in BiScO3-PbTiO3 system, where two competing symmetries and local distortion were observed, accounting for the high piezoelectric activity. A strong correlation between thermal stability of structure and temperature-dependent properties was established, which will benefit the design of ferroelectric materials with broad temperature usage range.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 232901 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 106 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 8 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)