Abstract
Doping- and temperature-induced phase transitions and optical/electric-properties for (1-x)KNbO3-x(Ba0.5Bi0.5)(Nb0.5Zn0.5)O3 ceramics are studied. With the increase of x-value, a series of structural phase transitions from orthorhombic to tetragonal and to cubic is observed, and the phase transition temperatures are also improved for forming a stable phase. The deteriorated ferroelectric property, which also suggests the doping-induced phase transition due to the enhancement of the crystal symmetry, can be tentatively interpreted from the optical evolution with doping. This doping can introduce or enhance the bandedge- or in-gap states but without influence upon the optical bandgap of KNbO3. These results help in understanding the control of the structure, optical and electrical properties in KNbO3-based ferroelectric oxides.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 18026-18031 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Ceramics International |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Aug 2020 |
Keywords
- Doped KNbO ceramics
- Electrical and optical properties
- Phase transition
- Raman