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Title: Modified Johnson model for ferroelectric lead lanthanum zirconate titanate at very high fields and below Curie temperature.

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3676668· OSTI ID:1033488

A modified Johnson model is proposed to describe the nonlinear field dependence of the dielectric constant ({var_epsilon}-E loop) in ferroelectric materials below the Curie temperature. This model describes the characteristic ferroelectric 'butterfly' shape observed in typical {var_epsilon}-E loops. The predicted nonlinear behavior agreed well with the measured values in both the low- and high-field regions for lead lanthanum zirconate titanate films. The proposed model was also validated at different temperatures below the ferroelectric-to-paraelectric Curie point. The anharmonic coefficient in the model decreased from 6.142 x 10{sup -19} cm{sup 2}/V{sup 2} to 2.039 x 10{sup -19} cm{sup 2}/V{sup 2} when the temperature increased from 25 C to 250 C.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1033488
Report Number(s):
ANL/ES/JA-71840; APPLAB; TRN: US201202%%792
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 100, Issue 2; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH