Title
Evolution of the tetragonal to rhombohedral transition in (1 − x)(Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3 − xBaTiO3 (x ≤ 7%)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-19-2013
Journal or Book Title
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Volume
14
Issue
3–4
First Page
035008
DOI
10.1088/1468-6996/14/3/035008
Abstract
(1 − x)(Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3 − xBaTiO3 has been the most studied Pb-free piezoelectric material in the last decade; however, puzzles still remain about its phase transitions, especially around the important morphotropic phase boundary (MPB). By introducing the strain glass transition concept from the ferroelastic field, it was found that the phase transition from tetragonal (T, P4bm) to rhombohedral (R, R3c) was affected by a strain glass transition at higher temperature for x ≥ 4%. In these compositions, the T–R transition was delayed or even totally suppressed and displayed huge thermal hysteresis upon cooling and heating. Also, isothermal phase transitions were predicted and realized successfully in the crossover region, where the interaction between the T–R transition and the strain glass transition was strong. Our results revealed the strain glass nature in compositions around the MPB in this important material, and also provide new clues for understanding the transition complexity in other (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3-based Pb-free piezoelectric materials.
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Copyright Owner
National Institute for Materials Science
Copyright Date
2013
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Yao, Yonggang; Sun, Zhimin; Yang, Yaodong; Tan, Xiaoli; and Ren, Xiaobing, "Evolution of the tetragonal to rhombohedral transition in (1 − x)(Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3 − xBaTiO3 (x ≤ 7%)" (2013). Materials Science and Engineering Publications. 32.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/mse_pubs/32
Comments
This article is from Science and Technology of Advanced Materials 14 (2013): 035008, doi:10.1088/1468-6996/14/3/035008.