Electrical properties of Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O 3-PbTiO3 ceramics modified with WO3

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

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Abstract

Ferroelectrics 0.67Pb (Mg1/3Nb2/3)O 3-0.33PbTiO3 (PMN-PT) + xmol% WO3 (x=0.1, 0.5, 1, 2) were prepared by columbite precursor method. Electrical properties of WO3-modified ferroelectrics were investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to identify crystal structure, and pyrochlore phase were observed in 0.67Pb (Mg1/3Nb2/3)O 3-0.33PbTiO3+2mol% WO3. Dielectric peak temperature decreased with WO3 doping, indicating that W 6+ incorporated into PMN-PT lattice. Lattice constant, pyrochlore phase and grain size contribute to the variation of Kmax. Both piezoelectric constant (d33) and electromechanical coupling factors (kp) were enhanced by doping 0.1mol% WO3, which results from the introduction of "soft" characteristics into PMN-PT, while further WO3 addition was detrimental. We consider that the two factors, introduction of "soft" characteristics and the formation of pyrochlore phase, appear to act together to cause the variation of piezoelectric properties of 0.67PMN-0.33PT ceramics doping with WO3.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)175-184
Number of pages10
JournalMaterials Research Bulletin
Volume39
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Feb 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • A. Ceramics
  • B. Chemical synthesis
  • C. X-ray diffraction
  • D. Electrical properties

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