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Title: Local structure heterogeneity in unique tetragonal BaTiO 3 -based relaxor featuring ultrahigh electrostrictive effect

Journal Article · · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TA04557A · OSTI ID:2007123
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  1. Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
  2. Chemical and Engineering Materials Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
  3. Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, Hainan Province, China

The BT-15BLT relaxor ferroelectric exhibits local T distortions within 100 K to 500 K. Through RMC fitting, it was revealed that T distortions originate from Bi/Li clusters and relaxor phase transition is induced by localized polarization rotations.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
2007123
Journal Information:
Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A Vol. 11 Journal Issue: 42; ISSN 2050-7488
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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