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Abstract
The influence of uniaxial pressure (0-1000 bars) applied parallel to the ac electric field on the dielectric properties of PLZT-x/65/35 ceramics (x = 9.75 and 10) was investigated. The results show that the applied stress has a significant influence on the dielectric properties of PLZT ceramics. Applying uniaxial pressure leads to the reduction of the electric permittivity (ϵ) peak and the frequency dispersion. Moreover, the peak of ϵ becomes diffuse and shifts to a higher temperature with increasing pressure. The results show that applying uniaxial pressure induces similar effects as the increase in Ti−ion concentration in the PZT system. We interpreted our results based on the domain switching processes under the action of combined electromechanical loading.