Polarization switching and high piezoelectric response in Sn-modified BaTiO3

Kalyani, Ajay Kumar and Krishnan, Hari and Sen, Arijit and Senyshyn, Anatoliy and Ranjan, Rajeev (2015) Polarization switching and high piezoelectric response in Sn-modified BaTiO3. In: PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 91 (2).

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Abstract

BaTiO3 is shown to exhibit anomalous piezoelectric response, comparable to that of lead-zirconate titanate, by dilute Sn modification (1-4 mol%). Using a newly discovered powder poling technique it is shown that the mechanism associated with this anomalous strain response involves electric-field-induced switching of polarization vector from 001] towards 101] pseudocubic direction. This switchability is significantly enhanced by tuning the tetragonal-orthorhombic first-order criticality near to room temperature.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	PHYSICAL REVIEW B
Publisher:	AMER PHYSICAL SOC
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the AMER PHYSICAL SOC, ONE PHYSICS ELLIPSE, COLLEGE PK, MD 20740-3844 USA
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
Date Deposited:	20 Feb 2015 12:15
Last Modified:	20 Feb 2015 12:15
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/50846

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