EFFECT OF PARTICLE-SIZE ON THE FERROELECTRIC BEHAVIOR OF TETRAGONAL AND RHOMBOHEDRAL PB(ZRXTI1-X)O-3 CERAMICS AND POWDERS

Authors
MISHRA SK PANDEY D
Citation
Sk. Mishra et D. Pandey, EFFECT OF PARTICLE-SIZE ON THE FERROELECTRIC BEHAVIOR OF TETRAGONAL AND RHOMBOHEDRAL PB(ZRXTI1-X)O-3 CERAMICS AND POWDERS, Journal of physics. Condensed matter, 7(48), 1995, pp. 9287-9303
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Journal of physics. Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
09538984
Volume
7
Issue
48
Year of publication
1995
Pages
9287 - 9303
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-8984(1995)7:48<9287:EOPOTF>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The effect of particle size on the structure and ferroelectric behavio ur of PZT powders and ceramics with bulk tetragonal and rhombohedral c ompositions is reported. To our knowledge, this is the first report of particle size effects for the rhombohedral PZT composition. It is poi nted out that, below a certain critical size, the formation of ferroel ectric domains is not energetically favourable. As a result, the ferro electric transition may be suppressed due to depolarization and/or ela stic energy contributions.