The improvement in dielectric and ferroelectric performance of PZT-PZN ceramics by thermal treatment
| dc.contributor.author | Vittayakorn, Naratip | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rujijanagul, Gobwute | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cann, David P. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-08-06T09:55:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-08-06T09:55:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-07-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Pyrochlore-free lead zirconate titanate - lead zinc niobate ceramics have been systematically investigated in the as-sintered condition as well as after annealing. The ceramics were characterized by dielectric spectroscopy and Sawyer-Tower polarization (P-E) measurements. The powders of Pb[(Zr<inf>1/2</inf>Ti<inf>1/2</inf>)<inf>(1-x)</inf>-(Zn<inf>1/3</inf>Nb<inf>2/3</inf>)<inf>x</inf>]O<inf>3</inf>, where x = 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5 were prepared using the columbite-(wolframite) precursor method. The general trend seems to indicate that the annealed samples become more normal-ferroelectric-like behavior as opposed to the relaxor-ferroelectric-like behavior observed in the as-sintered state. The as-sintered 0.9PZT-0.1PZN ceramic exhibited weak relaxor-ferroelectric behavior, with a relatively low dielectric constant maximum of 14,000 measured at 1 kHz. Annealing resulted in a transition to normal-ferroelectric-like behavior, a shift in the dielectric maximum temperature from 360 °C to 350 °C, and a dramatic increase in the dielectric constant at 1 kHz to a maximum value of 35,000 for the longer anneal. After thermal annealing at 900 °C for one week a strong enhancement of remanent polarization (P<inf>r</inf>) was observed. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Current Applied Physics, 7(5), 582-585, 2007 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.cap.2006.12.002 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 15671739 | |
| dc.identifier.other | 2-s2.0-34247138717 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.kmitl.ac.th/handle/123456789/1640 | |
| dc.source | Current Applied Physics | |
| dc.subject | Dielectric properties | |
| dc.subject | Lead zinc niobate (PZN) | |
| dc.subject | Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) | |
| dc.title | The improvement in dielectric and ferroelectric performance of PZT-PZN ceramics by thermal treatment | |
| dc.type | Article |