Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, Volume. 14, Issue 2, 2340002(2024)

Designing high piezoelectric properties at the BaTiO3–PbZrO3–PbTiO3 phase boundary by Landau–Devonshire theory

Yu Song1...2, Xiaoming Shi1,2, Dan Li3, Jing Wang1,2, and Houbing Huang12,* |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
  • 2Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
  • 3School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610100, P. R. China
  • show less

    Ferroelectric materials possessing exceptional piezoelectric attributes have garnered widespread utilization in various applications. Solid solution systems improve piezoelectric properties through multiphase mixing, but the methodologies for effective design remain wanting. Based on the Landau–Devonshire theory, we propose a theoretical design method. Binary materials with morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) compositions are added with new elements to increase the free energy of the original stabilized phase and lower the energy barrier (EB). Flatter EBsand higher piezoelectric coefficients are found at the phase boundaries of the ternary system. By calculating the phase diagram, piezoelectric coefficient, dielectric constant, polarization, and EBs, we reveal the origin of the highest piezoelectric coefficient at the phase boundaries. This study underscores the importance of the EBs for polarization rotation in characterizing piezoelectric properties and proposes a theoretical design method for exploring materials with high piezoelectric coefficients.

    Tools

    Get Citation

    Copy Citation Text

    Yu Song, Xiaoming Shi, Dan Li, Jing Wang, Houbing Huang. Designing high piezoelectric properties at the BaTiO3–PbZrO3–PbTiO3 phase boundary by Landau–Devonshire theory[J]. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 2024, 14(2): 2340002

    Download Citation

    EndNote(RIS)BibTexPlain Text
    Save article for my favorites
    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Aug. 21, 2023

    Accepted: Sep. 20, 2023

    Published Online: May. 24, 2024

    The Author Email: Huang Houbing (hbhuang@bit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1142/S2010135X23400027

    Topics