Field-induced polarization rotation and phase transitions in 0.70Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–0.30PbTiO3 piezoceramics observed by in situ high-energy x-ray scattering

Hou, Dong; Usher, Tedi -Marie; Fulanovic, Lovro; Vrabelj, Marko; Otonicar, Mojca; Ursic, Hana; Malic, Barbara; Levin, Igor; Jones, Jacob L.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.97.214102

Title: Field-induced polarization rotation and phase transitions in $0.70 Pb (M g_{1 / 3} N b_{2 / 3}) O_{3} - 0.30 PbTi O_{3}$ piezoceramics observed by in situ high-energy x-ray scattering

Journal Article · 12 June 2018 · Physical Review B

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.214102 · OSTI ID:1454384

Hou, Dong ^[1];

^[2]; Fulanovic, Lovro ^[3]; Vrabelj, Marko ^[3]; Otonicar, Mojca ^[3]; Ursic, Hana ^[3]; Malic, Barbara ^[3]; Levin, Igor ^[4]; Jones, Jacob L. ^[1]

North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)

Changes to the crystal structure of 0.70Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃–0.30PbTiO₃ (PMN-0.30PT) piezoceramic under application of electric fields at the long-range and local scale are revealed by in situ high-energy x-ray diffraction (XRD) and pair-distribution function (PDF) analyses, respectively. The crystal structure of unpoled samples is identified as monoclinic Cm at both the long-range and local scale. In situ XRD results suggest that field-induced polarization rotation and phase transitions occur at specific field strengths. A polarization rotation pathway is proposed based on the Bragg-peak behaviors and the Le Bail fitting results of the in situ XRD patterns. The PDF results show systematic changes to the structures at the local scale, which is in agreement with the changes inferred from the in situ XRD study. More importantly, our results prove that polarization rotation can be detected and determined in a polycrystalline relaxor ferroelectric. Furthermore, this study supports the idea that multiple contributions, specifically ferroelectric-ferroelectric phase transition and polarization rotation, are responsible for the high piezoelectric properties at the morphotropic phase boundary of PMN-xPT piezoceramics.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1454384

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 21 Vol. 97; ISSN 2469-9950; ISSN PRBMDO

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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