Relaxing with relaxors: a review of relaxor ferroelectrics

RA Cowley, SN Gvasaliya, SG Lushnikov… - Advances in …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Relaxor ferroelectrics were discovered in the 1950s but many of their properties are not
understood. In this review, we shall concentrate on materials such as PMN …

Recent progress on AC poling of relaxor-PbTiO3 ferroelectric single crystals: a review

Y Sun, T Karaki, Y Yamashita - Japanese Journal of Applied …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Compared to conventional DC poling (DCP) treatment, in 2014 a novel technology, AC
poling (ACP) treatment, was found to be a low-cost, time-saving and smart-process method …

Atomic-resolution electron microscopy of nanoscale local structure in lead-based relaxor ferroelectrics

A Kumar, JN Baker, PC Bowes, MJ Cabral, S Zhang… - Nature materials, 2021 - nature.com
Relaxor ferroelectrics, which can exhibit exceptional electromechanical coupling, are some
of the most important functional materials, with applications ranging from ultrasound imaging …

Emergence of high piezoelectricity from competing local polar order-disorder in relaxor ferroelectrics

H Liu, X Shi, Y Yao, H Luo, Q Li, H Huang, H Qi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Relaxor ferroelectrics are known for outstanding piezoelectric properties, finding a broad
range of applications in advanced electromechanical devices. Decoding the origins of the …

Reporting excellent transverse piezoelectric and electro‐optic effects in transparent rhombohedral PMN‐PT single crystal by engineered domains

C Deng, L Ye, C He, G Xu, Q Zhai, H Luo… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Transparent ferroelectric crystals with high piezoelectricity are challenging to build because
of their complex structure and disordered domains in rhombohedral relaxor ferroelectrics …

The relation of local order to material properties in relaxor ferroelectrics

MJ Krogstad, PM Gehring, S Rosenkranz, R Osborn… - Nature materials, 2018 - nature.com
Correlating electromechanical and dielectric properties with nanometre-scale order is the
defining challenge for the development of piezoelectric oxides. Current lead (Pb)-based …

Composition and phase dependence of the intrinsic and extrinsic piezoelectric activity of domain engineered (1− x) Pb (Mg1/3Nb2/3) O3− xPbTiO3 crystals

F Li, S Zhang, Z Xu, X Wei, J Luo… - Journal of applied …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
The piezoelectric response of [001] poled domain engineered (1− x) Pb (Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3) O
3− x PbTiO 3 (PMN-PT) crystals was investigated as a function of composition and phase …

Pb (In1/2Nb1/2) O3-PbZrO3-PbTiO3 ternary ceramics with temperature-insensitive and superior piezoelectric property

P Wang, Q Guo, F Li, F Xia, H Hao, H Sun, H Liu… - Journal of the European …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of ferroelectric ceramics with both large piezoelectric responses and
broad service temperature range is still a key challenge for practical applications due to the …

Connecting the multiscale structure with macroscopic response of relaxor ferroelectrics

M Otoničar, A Bradeško, L Fulanović… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lead‐based relaxor ferroelectrics are characterized by outstanding piezoelectric and
dielectric properties, making them useful in a wide range of applications. Despite the …

Fabrication and Characterization of High Performance PVDF-based flexible piezoelectric nanogenerators using PMN-xPT (x: 30, 32.5, and 35) particles

L Paralı, M Koç, E Akça - Ceramics International, 2023 - Elsevier
Flexible piezoelectric nanogenerators based on polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) and lead
magnesium niobate-lead titanate Pb (Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3) O 3–PbTiO 3 (PMN-xPT compositions …