Templated grain growth of high coercive field CuO-doped textured PYN-PMN-PT ceramics

Michael J. Brova, Beecher H. Watson, Rebecca L. Walton, Elizabeth R. Kupp, Mark A. Fanton, Richard J. Meyer, Gary L. Messing

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Abstract

This paper explores the templated grain growth and texturing of Pb(Yb1/2Nb1/2)O3-Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 (PYN-PMN-PT) ceramics. A PbO-CuO liquid phase was determined to substantially increase the growth of PYN-PMN-PT on barium titanate template particles. Texturing resulted in an 83% enhancement in strain behavior (754 pm/V) compared with random PYN-PMN-PT ceramics (413 pm/V). The increased Pb(Yb1/2Nb1/2)O3 (PYN) content of textured 21PYN-41PMN-38PT resulted in a high coercive field of 13.9 kV/cm. Residual barium titanate templates reduced the polarization from 33.7 to 26.2 µC/cm2 and slightly decreased the Curie temperature (236-224°C). These results show that textured PYN-PMN-PT is a promising material for high strain and coercive field transducers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6149-6156
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume103
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Materials Chemistry

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