Article
Physics, Applied
Kevin Nadaud, Matej Sadl, Micka Bah, Franck Levassort, Hana Ursic
Summary: This study investigates the effects of thermal annealing on aerosol-deposited thick films. The findings demonstrate that annealing enhances the ferroelectric behavior of the films by increasing both the switching and non-switching contributions to polarization, as well as the reversible domain wall contribution to dielectric permittivity.
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Matej Sadl, Kevin Nadaud, Micka Bah, Franck Levassort, Udo Eckstein, Neamul H. Khansur, Kyle G. Webber, Hana Ursic
Summary: This study demonstrates the fabrication of dense ceramic thick films on low-cost stainless steel using the aerosol deposition method. The annealed films show improved energy storage and electromechanical properties, showcasing their potential applications.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-ENERGY
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Soumen Pradhan, R. Thiyagarajan, Sai Pavan Prashanth Sadhu, M. S. Ramachandra Rao
Summary: Negative capacitance effect (NCE) was observed in 0.65Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-0.35PbTiO(3) (PMN-PT)/SrRuO3 heterostructures grown on Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrate using pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique. The PMN-PT thin film exhibited excellent ferroelectric and dielectric properties with high P-S value, epsilon(r), and low tan delta. Dielectric resonance was achieved around 3 MHz and showed characteristics of NCE after the ferroelectric phase transition. The observation of NCE in PMN-PT on Si substrate will contribute to a better understanding of its fundamental aspects and potentially revolutionize the semiconductor industry.
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
(2023)
Article
Physics, Applied
Hana Ursic, Matej Sadl
Summary: Interest in the piezoelectric and ferroelectric properties of micro- and nanomaterials is growing due to advances in nanotechnology. This study investigates the use of piezo-response force microscopy (PFM) to study the domain structure of different films at the cross section. The results show differences in the grain size and domain structures of screen-printed and aerosol-deposited films.
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Artyom Plyushch, Nerijus Maciulis, Aliaksei Sokal, Robertas Grigalaitis, Jan Macutkevic, Alexander Kudlash, Natalia Apanasevich, Konstantin Lapko, Algirdas Selskis, Sergey A. Maksimenko, Polina Kuzhir, Juras Banys
Summary: The study prepared composite materials at different pressures, with 83 wt% of 0.7Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.3PbTiO3 distributed in phosphate-bonded ceramics, and found a non-monotonic relationship between sample density and pressure. The fabricated composites exhibited a homogeneous distribution of the ferroelectric perovskite phase, thermal stability up to 900 K, formation of pyrochlore cubic phase at higher temperatures, increased dielectric permittivity and losses with sample density, as well as diffused ferroelectric-paraelectric transition and prominent piezoelectric properties.
Article
Engineering, Mechanical
Saurav Sharma, Rajeev Kumar, Mohammad Talha, Rahul Vaish
Summary: This study proposes a novel approach to enhance the piezoelectricity in ferroelectric materials by manipulating electrode placement during poling. Numerical simulations and parametric studies were conducted to analyze the effects of different poling configurations on the piezoelectric properties, with PC1 and PC2 showing significant enhancement in the effective coupling coefficients.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICS AND MATERIALS IN DESIGN
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Matej Sadl, Oana Condurache, Andreja Bencan, Mirela Dragomir, Uros Prah, Barbara Malic, Marco Deluca, Udo Eckstein, Daniel Hausmann, Neamul H. Khansur, Kyle G. Webber, Hana Ursic
Summary: This study successfully deposited dense functional ceramic thick films on low-cost stainless-steel substrates using aerosol deposition method at room temperature. Post-deposition stress relaxation by annealing further improved the energy-storage performance.
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Weigang Zhao, Xiaotian Fu, Xin Liu, Fusheng Qiu, Xiaoyong Wei, Zhuo Xu
Summary: This study investigated the optical properties and laser-induced damage thresholds for PMN-based crystals, finding that the pure PMN-based crystals have a significantly higher laser damage threshold compared to doped PMN-based crystals. Thus, pure PMN-based crystals may be the optimal candidates for high-power laser applications.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Hongrui Jia, Jiahao Mi, Zhen Li, Linghang Wang
Summary: In this study, Sm-doped Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)-PbTiO3 ternary ferroelectric ceramics near MPB were successfully manufactured and investigated. The results showed that Sm doping can achieve a high piezoelectric coefficient and a high Curie temperature simultaneously, and the room temperature dielectric constant was greatly improved. These Sm-doped ceramics may have potential applications in high-performance piezoelectric devices.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
R. Zheng, M. Y. Yan, C. Li, S. Q. Yin, W. D. Chen, G. Y. Gao, J. M. Yan, Y. Chai
Summary: The electronic properties of optothermal ferroelectric field-effect transistors (FeFETs) can be modulated by growing Bi2Te3 films on (111)-oriented PMN-PT ferroelectric single-crystal substrates. Through switching the polarization direction of PMN-PT and infrared light illumination, the carrier density and resistance of Bi2Te3 films can be modulated in real-time.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hongrui Jia, Shuai Yang, Weitong Zhu, Fei Li, Linghang Wang
Summary: The crystal structure, microstructure, and properties of Sm: PMN-PT textured ceramics were investigated, revealing that Sm doping can improve piezoelectric and dielectric properties. Ceramics with 1.9 mol% Sm exhibit high piezoelectric coefficient and polarization behavior. The dielectric constants increase with Sm content, unaffected by PT content.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Xiaoyan Lu, Jinhui Fan, Hangbo Zhang, Huaping Wu, Hui Li, Wenwu Cao
Summary: In this study, relaxor behavior in 0.78Pb (Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-0.22PbTiO(3) (PMN-0.22PT) single crystals was effectively suppressed through careful experimental design, leaving a preserved single domain state for Landau parameter extraction. The theoretically studied energy profile and phase coexistence showed that the rhombohedral phase dominates in PMN-0.22PT composition.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Physics, Applied
Xiaodong Yao, Qunfei Zheng, Jun Han, Yunxia Han, Beihong Li, Weibin Song, Yinglin Li, Shanmin Wang, Xiaomei Qin, Ying Liu, Jinlong Zhu
Summary: Relaxor ferroelectric crystal PMN-xPT, known for its extraordinary properties, was studied under high pressure. A structural phase transition was observed at about 8 GPa, along with the suppression of ferroelectricity above 5 GPa.
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Crystallography
Jin Zhang, Zengzhe Xi, Xinzhe Wang, Hao Feng, Wei Long, Aiguo He
Summary: An Er3+/Sc3+ co-doped 0.68Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-0.32PbTiO(3) ferroelectric single crystal grown by high-temperature flux method exhibits high remnant polarization and coercive field, as well as emission bands under specific excitation. Judd-Ofelt theory is used to predict the spectroscopic characteristics of the crystal.
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Mingqiang Cheng, Erding Zhao, Fangjian Jiang, Xiaodong Jiang, Ze Fang, Feng Li, Wanneng Ye, Yalin Qin, Yongcheng Zhang
Summary: The study investigates the ferroelectric, polarization-switching current, and strain properties of Mn-doped 0.75Pb (Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.25PbTiO3 ceramics in fresh, aged, and poled states. Different electrical behaviors were observed in each state, with the mechanisms behind the phenomenon attributed to defect polarization and internal electric fields. The results indicate that aged samples exhibit different responses due to randomly oriented defect polarization, while poled samples show asymmetric loops and strain memory effect caused by oriented polarization and resulting internal electric fields.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Physics, Applied
Carmen M. Fernandez-Posada, Alicia Castro, Rafael P. del Real, Miguel Alguero, Harvey Amorin
Summary: The article discusses the promising approach of using phase-change phenomena at structural instabilities to achieve a large magnetoelectric response in single-phase materials, with examples such as BiFeO3-PbTiO3 showing distinctive magnetoelectric effects and field-driven phase-change phenomena.
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Layiq Zia, G. Hassnain Jaffari, Ricardo Jimenez, Inigo Bretos, Harvey Amorin, Miguel Alguero, Enrique Rodriguez-Castellon, M. Lourdes Calzada
Summary: Solution-derived BFO-PTO thin films were crystallized at low temperature using rapid thermal annealing to minimize volatilization of Bi and Pb. The films exhibited columnar growth and large grain size, allowing for measurement of ferroelectric hysteresis loops at room temperature with high ferroelectric response.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Harvey Amorin, Michel Venet, Eva Chinarro, Pablo Ramos, Miguel Alguero, Alicia Castro
Summary: This study focuses on the application of high-energy milling for the mechanosynthesis of nanocrystalline Ba0.85Ca0.15Zr0.1Ti0.9O3 powders and the control of grain growth during ceramic processing. It also investigates a new mechanism for very large strain under electric field in fine-grained ceramics.
JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Eduardo Barriuso, Panagiotis Koutsogiannis, David Serrate, Javier Herrero-Martin, Ricardo Jimenez, Cesar Magen, Miguel Alguero, Pedro A. Algarabel, Jose A. Pardo
Summary: This study presents the direct growth of single-phase epitaxial Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 films with non-centrosymmetric orthorhombic structure on electrode-free corundum substrates using pulsed laser deposition. The high-quality films belong to the Pca2(1) space group with [111] out-of-plane orientation. The surface of the films exhibits an atomic step-terrace structure with a corrugation of one atomic layer, and the films consist of grains with around 10 nm lateral size as observed by atomic force microscopy and scanning transmission electron microscopy. The polar nature of the films is confirmed by pyroelectric measurements, providing insights into the mechanisms of epitaxial stabilization of the ferroelectric phase of hafnia.
Article
Physics, Applied
Miguel Alguero, Rafael P. del Real, Harvey Amorin, Alicia Castro
Summary: This study investigates the magnetism and dielectric properties of Aurivillius layered oxides, uncovering coexisting magnetic orders, Morin-like transition, and relaxor-like characteristics. Possible explanations involve the presence of Fe2+, cation partitioning at B-sites, and the development of polar nanodomains within a ferroelectric phase at a spin reorientation transition.
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Polona Hudelja, Rainer Schmidt, Harvey Amorin, Sandra Drev, Aljaz Ivekovic, Anze Abram, Andraz Kocjan, Bernd Wicklein
Summary: Ceramic matrix composites (CMC) consisting of 8 mol.% yttria-stabilized zirconia (8YSZ) mixed with nano cellulose were prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS). The addition of nanocellulose significantly improved the densification of the ceramic matrix and induced grain size refinement. The CMCs exhibited high stability and conductivity under reducing conditions, making them a promising candidate for high temperature electrochemical devices.
JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Alicia Gomez-Lopez, Y. Andrea Rivas, Sergio Lopez-Fajardo, Ricardo Jimenez, Jesus Ricote, Carlos Pecharroman, Isabel Montero, Inigo Bretos, M. Lourdes Calzada
Summary: We propose a disruptive method to process metal oxide thin films by generating hydroxyl radicals (OH) in situ from the atmosphere during UV irradiation of solution-deposited layers. The reaction of these radicals with the film results in the transformation of the deposited layer into a highly-densified amorphous metal-oxygen network that easily evolves to the crystalline film at much lower temperatures than those traditionally used. This processing method opens new opportunities for the integration of high-performance multifunctional oxide layers into emerging technologies such as flexible or wearable electronics.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jaime Gonzalez, Ali Ghaffarinejad, Maxim Ivanov, Paula Ferreira, Paula M. Vilarinho, Ana Borras, Harvey Amorin, Bernd Wicklein
Summary: In this study, the effect of combining nanosized carbon fillers with natural polymers such as cellulose on the enhancement of electrical properties in nanogenerator devices was investigated. It was found that the highest output voltage in triboelectric mode was obtained from cellulose films with carbon nanotubes and carbon black, while the highest piezoelectric voltage was produced in cellulose nanofiber-carbon nanotube films. The increased electricity generated from cellulose nanocomposites may lead to more efficient and biodegradable nanogenerators.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Marin Cernea, Roxana Radu, Harvey Amorin, Bogdan Stefan Vasile, Vasile Adrian Surdu, Roxana Trusca, Raluca Gavrila, Carmen Galassi
Summary: Motivated by the goal of developing ultralow power, smart and multifunctional nano (micro) electronic devices, research has shown unwavering interest in synthesis methods, architectures and interphase connectivity of composites containing magnetostrictive and piezoelectric phases, known as magnetoelectric (ME) materials. Herein we report on CoFe2O4/0.92Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-0.08BaTiO3 biphasic ME composites, obtained by sol-gel chemistry, by mixing the precursor sols of the two phases into one precursor sol and further transforming it into gel, with the goal of obtaining homogeneous nanocomposites with magnetoelectric properties. The structural properties, the temperature dependance of dielectric properties, the magnetic and magnetoelectric properties of these biphasic mixtures, with various molar ratios CoFe2O4/ BNT-BT0.08 = 0.5:1, 1:1 and 1.5:1, are investigated. It is observed that the amount of CoFe2O4 and the synthesis in situ of these composites influences their macroscopic properties showing a high difficulty of carrying out an efficient poling resulting in small piezoelectric and magnetoelectric response. It was concluded that the synthesis procedure, the type of architecture and the interphase connectivity are of outmost importance for magnetoelectric properties based on lead-free materials. (c) 2023 Published by Elsevier B.V.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Samuel Lopez-Blanco, Diego A. Ochoa, Harvey Amorin, Alicia Castro, Miguel Alguero, Jose E. Garcia
Summary: Extensive research has been carried out to develop high-performance lead-free piezoceramics due to environmental concerns. The (Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3-Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O-3 system has emerged as a candidate for room temperature transducer applications. Conventional ceramic processing demands high energy consumption, but field-assisted flash sintering can significantly reduce sintering time and temperature while controlling grain growth.
JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Miguel Alguero, Jorge Sanz-Mateo, Rafael P. del Real, Jesus Ricote, Carmen M. Fernandez-Posada, Alicia Castro
Summary: Aurivillius compounds with potential multiferroic properties are being investigated by incorporating magnetically active BiMO3 units into known ferroelectrics, leading to the discovery of new layered oxides with promising ferroelectric and magnetic characteristics. By substituting magnetic species for Ti4+ or introducing M3+ species with a 5+ cation, researchers have achieved varying degrees of magnetic content in the compounds, demonstrating potential for ferromagnetic interactions and magnetic ordering. Ceramic processing techniques have enabled the study of electrical properties and confirmation of ferroelectricity in Mn4+-containing Aurivillius compounds, highlighting a new single-phase approach for multiferroism.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2021)