Abstract
BaTiO3 ceramics doped with 2.5 mol% of non-ferrolectric perovskite La(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3 (BT:2.5%LMT) were dielectrically investigated at macroscopic and nanoscale (by Piezoresponse Force Microscopy) levels. The results of dielectric study performed on bulk ceramics were compared with those of individual grains. BT:2.5%LMT was revealed to exhibit the typical features of both ferroelectric and relaxor behaviour.
Acknowledgements
The authors thank Dr. D. Khalyavin for help with the Rietveld refinement of the XRD data. The authors also acknowledge the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT-Portugal) for their support.