Extension of thickness-dependent dielectric breakdown law on adiabatically compressed ferroelectric materials

Journal Article · Mon Feb 04 00:00:00 EST 2013 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791597· OSTI ID:22162729

Shkuratov, Sergey I. ^[1]; Baird, Jason ^[1]; Talantsev, Evgueni F. ^[2]

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1. Loki Incorporated, Rolla, Missouri 65409 (United States)
2. Pulsed Power LLC, Lubbock, Texas 79416 (United States)

It is experimentally found that the E{sub b}(d) = {gamma} {center_dot} d{sup -{xi}} law describing the thickness-dependent breakdown electric field for solid dielectrics at ambient conditions can be extended for dielectrics in other thermodynamic states. It follows from the experimental results reported herein that the breakdown field, E{sub b}(d), of Pb(Zr{sub 0.95}Ti{sub 0.05})O{sub 3} (PZT 95/5) and Pb(Zr{sub 0.52}Ti{sub 0.48})O{sub 3} (PZT 52/48) ferroelectrics subjected to explosive adiabatic compression obeys the above-mentioned law in a wide range of voltages, up to 150 kV.

• OSTI ID: 22162729
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 102, Issue 5; Other Information: (c) 2013 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
BREAKDOWN
CERAMICS
COMPRESSIBILITY
ELECTRIC FIELDS
EXPLOSIVES
FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS
LEAD COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PZT
SOLIDS
THICKNESS
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS