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Dielectric and Electromechanical Behaviour of Relaxor [(1−x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 -xPbTiO3] Thin Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

N.J. Donnelly
Affiliation:
Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Queens University Belfast Belfast BT7 1NN., N. Ireland
G. Catalan
Affiliation:
Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Queens University Belfast Belfast BT7 1NN., N. Ireland
C. Morros
Affiliation:
Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Queens University Belfast Belfast BT7 1NN., N. Ireland
R.M. Bowman
Affiliation:
Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Queens University Belfast Belfast BT7 1NN., N. Ireland
J.M. Gregg
Affiliation:
Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Queens University Belfast Belfast BT7 1NN., N. Ireland
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Abstract

Thin film capacitor structures of Au / (1−x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 - xPbTiO3 /(La1/2Sr1/2)CoO3 were fabricated by pulsed laser deposition on single crystal {001} MgO substrates. Films were found to be perovskite dominated and highly {001} oriented. Dielectrically, films displayed relaxorlike features, though maximum permittivity was low compared to single crystal or bulk ceramic (∼1400 at peak @1kHz, for x=0.07, 0.1 & 0.2). A field induced piezoelectric coefficient d33 was measured by piezoresponse atomic force microscopy for specific compositions x =0, × =0.07, and x =0.1 and found to be disappointingly low - indicating poor electric field induced strain. Despite this macroscopic electrostrictive coefficients Q33 were found to be (3.6 ± 0.6) ×10−2C−2m4, (2.6 ± 0.2) ×10−2C−2m4, and (0.9 ± 0.3) ×10−2C−2m4 respectively. Crystallographic electrostrictive coefficients were determined by in-situ x-ray diffraction and found to be (4.9 ± 0.2) ×10−2C−2m4 for PMN-(0.07)PT and (1.9 ± 0.1) ×10−2C−2m4 for PMN-(0.1)PT. Considering that all these Q33 values are of the same order of magnitude as found in single crystal experiments (2.5 – 3.8 ×10−2C−2m4), it is suggested that low out-of-plane strain is entirely a result of reduced polarisability rather than reduced electrostrictive coefficients in thin films relative to bulk ceramic or single crystal. An estimate was also made of the Q13 electrostrictive coefficient for PMN and PMN-(0.07)PT by measuring permittivity as a function of applied in-plane strain. The values obtained were -1.31 ×10−2C−2m4 and -0.46 ×10−2C−2m4 respectively.

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