Large electrostrictive effect and high energy storage performance of Pr3+-doped PIN-PMN-PT multifunctional ceramics in the ergodic relaxor phase

Xudong Qi, Yan Zhao, Enwei Sun, Juan Du, Kai Li, Ye Sun, Bin Yang, Rui Zhang, Wenwu Cao

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Abstract

The photoluminescence, dielectric relaxation, ferroelectric hysteresis, and field-induced strain properties of Pr3+-doped 0.24Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3-0.42Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.34PbTiO3 (PIN-PMN-PT:Pr3+) multifunctional ceramics have been investigated. It was found that Pr3+ doping enhanced the dielectric diffuseness and relaxation behavior of PIN-PMN-PT ceramics. Slim P-E loops and S-E curves appear in PIN-PMN-PT:Pr3+ ceramics when the Pr3+ doping concentration reaches 1.4 mol%. Local domain configurations associated with phase transitions were investigated by piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM). Large electrostrictive coefficient Q33 (˜0.03 m4/C2) and high energy-storage efficiency η (92%) were obtained in 2 mol% Pr3+-doped PIN-PMN-PT ceramic in the ergodic relaxor (ER) phase at room temperature. The giant electrostrictive effect and excellent energy-storage performance are related to the field-induced dynamic behavior of polar nanoregions (PNRs). The results show that the PIN-PMN-PT:Pr3+ system is an excellent multifunctional material for making electromechanical and energy storage devices.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4060-4069
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of the European Ceramic Society
Volume39
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Materials Chemistry

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