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Title: Piezoelectric property of PZT nanofibers characterized by resonant piezo-force microscopy

Abstract

Nano-piezoelectric materials have drawn tremendous research interest. However, characterization of their piezoelectric properties, especially measuring the piezoelectric strain coefficients, remains a challenge. Normally, researchers use an AFM-based method to directly measure nano-materials’ piezoelectric strain coefficients. But, the extremely small piezoelectric deformation, the influence from the parasitic electrostatic force, and the environmental noise make the measurement results questionable. In this paper, a resonant piezo-force microscopy method was used to accurately measure the piezoelectric deformation from 1D piezoelectric nanofibers. During the experiment, the AFM tip was brought into contact with the piezoelectric sample and set to work at close to its first resonant frequency. A lock-in amplifier was used to pick up the sample’s deformation signal at the testing frequency. By using this technique, the piezoelectric strain constant d 33 of the Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) nanofiber with a diameter of 76 nm was measured. The result showed that d 33 of this PZT nanofiber was around 387 pm/V. Meanwhile, by tracking the piezoelectric deformation phase image, domain structures inside PZT nanofibers were identified.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [3];  [4]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (United States)
  2. City Univ. of New York (CUNY), NY (United States)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)
  4. State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Syracuse, NY (United States). Upstate Medical University
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1973504
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1846856
Report Number(s):
BNL-224378-2023-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 2158-3226; TRN: US2314095
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012704; AC02-98CH10886
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
AIP Advances
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 12; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 2158-3226
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; electrical properties and parameters; amplifiers; electrostatics; electric power; PZT; microscopy; piezoelectric materials; nanofiber; nanowires

Citation Formats

Zhang, Guitao, Chen, Xi, Xu, Weihe, Yao, Wei-Dong, and Shi, Yong. Piezoelectric property of PZT nanofibers characterized by resonant piezo-force microscopy. United States: N. p., 2022. Web. doi:10.1063/5.0081109.
Zhang, Guitao, Chen, Xi, Xu, Weihe, Yao, Wei-Dong, & Shi, Yong. Piezoelectric property of PZT nanofibers characterized by resonant piezo-force microscopy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0081109
Zhang, Guitao, Chen, Xi, Xu, Weihe, Yao, Wei-Dong, and Shi, Yong. Tue . "Piezoelectric property of PZT nanofibers characterized by resonant piezo-force microscopy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0081109. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1973504.
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abstractNote = {Nano-piezoelectric materials have drawn tremendous research interest. However, characterization of their piezoelectric properties, especially measuring the piezoelectric strain coefficients, remains a challenge. Normally, researchers use an AFM-based method to directly measure nano-materials’ piezoelectric strain coefficients. But, the extremely small piezoelectric deformation, the influence from the parasitic electrostatic force, and the environmental noise make the measurement results questionable. In this paper, a resonant piezo-force microscopy method was used to accurately measure the piezoelectric deformation from 1D piezoelectric nanofibers. During the experiment, the AFM tip was brought into contact with the piezoelectric sample and set to work at close to its first resonant frequency. A lock-in amplifier was used to pick up the sample’s deformation signal at the testing frequency. By using this technique, the piezoelectric strain constant d 33 of the Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) nanofiber with a diameter of 76 nm was measured. The result showed that d 33 of this PZT nanofiber was around 387 pm/V. Meanwhile, by tracking the piezoelectric deformation phase image, domain structures inside PZT nanofibers were identified.},
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year = {Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2022},
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