Structure and the Electrical Properties of Pb(Zr,Ti)O-3 - Zirconia Composites

Bencan A, Malic B, Drnovsek S, Tellier J, Rojac T, Pavlic J, Kosec M, Webber KG, Roedel J, Damjanovic D (2012)


Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2012

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Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Book Volume: 95

Pages Range: 651-657

DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04803.x

Abstract

In this work, the effect of introducing tetragonal yttria-stabilized zirconia (TZ) particles in soft [Pb0.98Ba0.01][(Zr0.53Ti0.47)(0.98)Nb-0.02]O-3 (PZT) was investigated. Both microstructure and electrical properties of the PZT-xTZ (x = 0, 2, 5, 10, 20 vol%) composites were studied and correlated. The addition of zirconia hinders the matrix grain growth, resulting in smaller grains. According to X-ray diffraction analysis, zirconia containing composites have a higher rhombohedral-to-tetragonal phase ratio, in addition to lower dielectric and piezoelectric properties, in comparison to pure PZT. Electrical properties, in terms of strain- and polarization-electric field hysteresis curves, are presented and correlated with the observed phase compositions and microstructures. The extrinsic contribution to the piezoelectric properties in PZT and PZT-xTZ was studied by measuring the frequency and the stress field amplitude dependences of the piezoelectric d(33) coefficient.

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Bencan, A., Malic, B., Drnovsek, S., Tellier, J., Rojac, T., Pavlic, J.,... Damjanovic, D. (2012). Structure and the Electrical Properties of Pb(Zr,Ti)O-3 - Zirconia Composites. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 95, 651-657. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04803.x

MLA:

Bencan, Andreja, et al. "Structure and the Electrical Properties of Pb(Zr,Ti)O-3 - Zirconia Composites." Journal of the American Ceramic Society 95 (2012): 651-657.

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