Effect of rare earth additives on the microstructure and dielectric properties of 0.67Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-0. 33PbTiO3 ceramics

Ni Zhong, Ping Hua Xiang, Da Zhi Sun, Xian Lin Dong

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Abstract

Microstructure and dielectric properties of relaxor ferroelectrics in the solid solution, formulated 0.67Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3) O 3-0.33PbTiO3 + 2 mol% RE (RE = Sm, Nd, Yb or Ce), have been investigated. The effects of these dopants on microstructure, maximum dielectric constant (Kmax) and degree of ordering, etc. have been studied. It was found that doping of Sm, Nd and Ce reduced Kmax from 23924 to 14921, 13466 and 12511 respectively, while the doping of Yb increased Kmax to 27759. The variation of Kmax is analyzed according to grain size, domain structure and order-disorder behavior. Diffuseness of the phase transition is calculated to indicate order-disorder behavior, which is roughly opposite to that of Kmax. The present results show that order-disorder behavior is the key factor on Kmax of PMN-PT ceramics near morphotropic phase boundary.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)140-145
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: B
Volume116
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Jan 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dielectric properties
  • Diffuseness of the phase transition
  • Grain size

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