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Switching Current in Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 Single Crystals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Uma Belegundu ,
Xiaohong Du  and
Kenji Uchino
Uma Belegundu
Affiliation:
International Center for Actuators Transducers Materials Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 16803, USA
Xiaohong Du
Affiliation:
International Center for Actuators Transducers Materials Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 16803, USA
Kenji Uchino
Affiliation:
International Center for Actuators Transducers Materials Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 16803, USA
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Abstract

Switching current measurements have been carried out on relaxorferroelectric single crystal-pure PZN, and the solid solution (1-x) Pb(Zni1/3 Nb2/3)O3 - x PbTiO3 with x= 0.04, 0.09, 0.10. Measurements have been done for crystallographic directions [001] and [111] for all these compositions. Switching times versus the applied field showed the following results. Pure PZN along [111] and 0.90PZN—O. 10PT along [001], and [111] showed an exponential dependence. Along [001] the PZN showed a linear fit. For solid solution single crystals-0.96PZN -0.04PT and 0.91PZN £ 0.09PT, a linear fit was obtained for the reciprocal switch times versus applied field for both the directions. If we draw a parallel picture with the reported barium titanate data, it appears that the polarization reversal is controlled by nucleation along [111]- spontaneous direction for PZN and [001], [111]for 0.90PZN - O.10PT. The mobility of the reversed domains controls the reversal along [001] for PZN and the solid solution single crystals with rhombohedral composition along [001] and [111]. The transient current curves showed two maximum points for crystals with x = 0.04 and 0.09. This is attributed to the co-existence of the two phases in 0.96PZN -0.04PT and 0. 91PZN - 0.09PT crystals.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 604: Symposium LL – Materials for Smart Systems III , 1999 , 39
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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