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0000-0001-9621-4609
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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
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Publisher: Wiley
Date: 20-12-2019
DOI: 10.1111/JACE.16947
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 07-05-2021
Abstract: Na 1/2 Bi 1/2 TiO 3 ‐based relaxor ferroelectrics are extensively investigated for use in transduction applications because of their relatively large electromechanical properties. Integration of these materials into devices, however, requires better temperature stability in addition to electromechanical properties. This work demonstrates a novel approach to enhance the temperature stability of the long‐range ferroelectric order as well as to enhance electromechanical properties in a non‐ergodic relaxor 0.93(Na 1/2 Bi 1/2 )TiO 3 ‐0.07BaTiO 3 (NBT‐7BT) without changing the chemical composition through, for ex le, chemical substitutions or second phase particles. The approach involves the room temperature deposition of copper electrodes directly on the relaxor ceramic substrate using the aerosol deposition (AD) method. The collision of solid‐state particles with the substrate surface during AD results in large impact and residual stresses, inherent to the AD process, which are shown with piezo‐response force microscopy to induce long‐range ferroelectric domain ordering in non‐ergodic relaxor NBT‐7BT. Using Raman spectroscopy, the magnitude and depth profile of the stress‐induced transformation are determined. It is demonstrated that deposition‐induced stresses significantly increase the temperature stability of the electromechanical properties, where long‐range ferroelectric ordering is observed up to 150 °C, which is approximately 41 °C higher than NBT‐7BT s les without the AD processed electrode. Moreover, the AD treatment also facilitates ferroelectric domain switching at a lower electric field, enabling maximum polarization at a relatively lower field and an enhancement in the piezoelectric response. It is shown that the deposition‐induced stress is responsible for such an enhancement. Importantly, this impact‐stress‐driven tailoring of electromechanical properties can potentially be utilized for other functional ceramic materials as well, where internal residual stress can result in enhanced functional properties.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 07-2022
DOI: 10.1007/S10853-022-07467-3
Abstract: The room temperature aerosol deposition method is especially promising for the rapid deposition of ceramic thick films, making it interesting for functional components in energy, mobility, and telecommunications applications. Despite this, a number of challenges remain, such as an enhanced electrical conductivity and internal residual stresses in as-deposited films. In this work, a novel technique that integrates a sacrificial water-soluble buffer layer was used to fabricate freestanding ceramic thick films, which allows for direct observation of the film without influence of the substrate or prior thermal treatment. Here, the temperature-dependent chemical and structural relaxation phenomena in freestanding BaTiO 3 films were directly investigated by characterizing the thermal expansion properties and temperature-dependent crystal structure as a function of oxygen partial pressure, where a clear nonlinear, hysteretic contraction was observed during heating, which is understood to be influenced by lattice defects. As such, aliovalent doping and atmosphere-dependent annealing experiments were used to demonstrate the influence of local chemical redistribution and oxygen vacancies on the thermal expansion, leading to insight into the origin of the high room temperature conductivity of as-deposited films as well as greater insight into the influence of the induced chemical, structural, and microstructural changes in room temperature deposited functional ceramic thick films. Graphical abstract
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2022
Publisher: The Optical Society
Date: 28-09-2011
DOI: 10.1364/OME.1.001150
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 31-03-2014
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 17-12-2021
DOI: 10.1111/JACE.18269
Abstract: External thermal, electrical, and mechanical fields can induce structural phase transitions in lead‐free Li‐modified Na 0.5 K 0.5 NbO 3 ferroelectrics, which significantly influence the macroscopic electromechanical response. In particular, the relative stability of the polar monoclinic (or orthorhombic) and tetragonal phases under temperature and stress is critical to realize the ferroelectric and piezoelectric response. In this study, the effect of mechanical and thermal fields on the local structure in the vicinity of the monoclinic‐tetragonal (M‐T) phase boundary was investigated using a novel in situ combined uniaxial compressive stress‐ and temperature‐dependent Raman spectroscopy experimental arrangement. Experiments were performed up to 300°C and −200 MPa, clearly demonstrating stress‐induced M‐T phase transition in Li‐modified Na 0.5 K 0.5 NbO 3 . A stress‐temperature phase diagram has been established based on the change in vibrational modes. It was possible to correlate the relative permittivity singularities previously observed to a given stage of the M‐T phase transition using ratio between characteristic Raman band areas. In addition, the measurement method reported here can be applied to other functional ceramics to investigate the influence of mechanical fields on local structure.
Location: France
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