EFFECT OF ADDITION OF BT ON RELAXOR BEHAVIOR OF PIN-PT CERAMICS

ABSTRACT

Ferroelectric ceramics with chemical formula (1-x)Pb(In_0.5Nb_0.5)O₃-(x)PbTiO₃ and (1-x)Pb(In_0.5Nb_0.5)O₃-(x)PbTiO₃ with 20%mol of BT (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3) were prepared via the wolframite method. The relaxor behavior was analyzed from the dielectric properties and thermal expansion measurements. The dielectric properties were measured at frequencies between 100 Hz and 100 kHz whereas the thermal expansion was measured in the temperature range between −145°C and 500°C. It is found that the addition of BT effects the relaxor behavior of PIN-PT system. The broad and diffused dielectric constant maxima and essentially no change in Burns temperature were measured and thus suggesting the glassy polarization and relaxor behavior in the PIN-PT-BT compositions.

Keywords::

• PIN-PT
• PIN-PT-BT
• relaxor ferroelectric
• thermal expansion
• dielectric properties

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This work was supported by the Thailand Research Fund (TRF), Commission on Higher Education (CHE), Graduate School of Chiang Mai University and Ministry of University Affairs in Thailand. The authors are also thankful for the support from NSF/DMR through the relaxor and metamaterials grants.