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Journal of Applied Physics / Volume 108 / Issue 4 / SPECIAL TOPIC: INVITED PAPERS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PIEZORESPONSE FORCE MICROSCOPY AND NANOSCALE PHENOMENA IN POLAR MATERIALS, AVEIRO, PORTUGAL, 2009

J. Appl. Phys. 108, 042007 (2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3474962 (6 pages)

Investigation of the ferroelectric-relaxor transition in PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3–PbTiO3 ceramics by piezoresponse force microscopy

V. V. Shvartsman1 and A. L. Kholkin2

1Angewandte Physik, Universität Duisburg-Essen, D-47048 Duisburg, Germany
2Department of Ceramics and Glass Engineering, CICECO, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal

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(Received 6 October 2009; accepted 18 March 2010; published online 31 August 2010)

The spontaneous transition between the ferroelectric and relaxor states was investigated in 0.86PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3–0.14PbTiO3 ceramics using piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM). Macroscopically, the transition from the ferroelectric to relaxor phases manifests itself by an anomaly in the temperature dependences of the dielectric permittivity and by a sharp decline of the remanent polarization. Alternatively, PFM reveals a decay of the ferroelectric micron-size domains at the macroscopic Curie temperature, TC. Simultaneously, smaller domains of submicron sizes are observed at temperatures appreciably above TC, being concentrated near grain boundaries. It is argued that the particular mechanical and electrical conditions at the grain boundaries promote nucleation of the ferroelectric phase.

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  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. EXPERIMENTAL PART
  3. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
  4. DISCUSSION
  5. CONCLUSIONS

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Curie temperature, electric domains, ferroelectric ceramics, ferroelectric transitions, grain boundaries, lead compounds, permittivity, relaxor ferroelectrics

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0021-8979 (print)  
1089-7550 (online)

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