Ferroelectric-relaxor crossover characteristics in Ba(ZrxTi1-x)O3 ceramics investigated by AFM-piezoresponse study

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 237-241

  Ricinschi, Dan ^a   Ciomaga, Cristina Elena ^b   Mitoseriu, Liliana ^b   Buscaglia, Vincenzo ^c   Okuyama, Masanori ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

BaTiO3; Dielectric properties; Ferroelectric properties; Titanates

Indexed keywords

AFM; BATIO3; DIELECTRIC DATA; FERROELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GRAIN SIZE; HIGH-DENSITY; HOMOGENEOUS MICROSTRUCTURE; LOCAL FEATURE; NON-POLAR; PIEZORESPONSE; RELAXOR PROPERTIES; RELAXORS; SWITCHABLE; TITANATES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BARIUM; CERAMIC CAPACITORS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FERROELECTRICITY; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 70350745325     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.05.022     Document Type: Article

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