FRL–FRH phase transition behavior in the stacked Pb(Zr1-xTix)O3 perovskite ceramics

Duan, Ning and Sun, Dazi and Dong, Xianlin and Lin, Shenwei and Wang, Yongling (1999) FRL–FRH phase transition behavior in the stacked Pb(Zr1-xTix)O3 perovskite ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 19 (6-7). pp. 1207-1211. ISSN 0955-2219

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Abstract:	Zirconium rich Pb(Zr1-xTix)O3 (PZT in abbreviation) reveals a pronounced nonlinear pyroelectric effect at the temperature induced FRL–FRH phase transition. This characteristic makes it a competitive candidate for the applications of the direct thermal-electric energy conversion and infrared detecting technology. However the narrow FRL–FRH phase transition temperature range (about 2°C around the pyroelectric peak) restricts its wide applications. A stacked multi-layer PZT ceramics made by PZT 97/3 (Zr/Ti ratio) with different Nb2O5 dopants is expected to solve this problem. In the paper the FRL–FRH phase transition behavior in a stacked three-layer PZT ceramics has been investigated. The results show that a smooth FRL–FRH phase transition can take place in a certain temperature range. The XRD interface line analysis of the distribution of Nb5+ content exhibits apparent Nb5+ ion diffusion between each two layers. The Nb5+ ion diffusion has significant effects on the behavior of the output pyroelectric current. A simple experiment has been explored to confirm this effect.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 1999 Elsevier
Research Group:	Inorganic Materials Science (IMS)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/73998
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0955-2219(98)00404-X
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