Title

Effect of composition on rate dependence of ferroelastic/ferroelectric switching in perovskite ceramics

Authors

Authors

G. Viola; D. Verbylo; N. Orlovskaya;M. J. Reece

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Mater. Sci. Technol.

Keywords

Ferroelastic perovskites; Rayleigh law; Domain switching; Stress-strain; loops; Rate dependence; ZIRCONATE-TITANATE CERAMICS; PIEZOELECTRIC RESPONSE; FERROELECTRIC; CERAMICS; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENCE; DOMAIN-WALLS; THIN-FILMS; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Metallurgy & Metallurgical; Engineering

Abstract

The process of ferroelectric/ferroelastic switching is rate dependent as evidenced by the frequency dependence of the coercive field/stress in polarisation/strain-electric field/stress loops. The rate dependence of domain switching has been investigated in different compositions of ferroelectric/ferroelastic perovskites by studying their stress-strain hysteresis loops. Stress-strain loops were generated by applying a static compressive load and then superimposing cyclic compressive loads of different amplitudes and frequencies. The stress-strain loops were fitted using a Rayleigh type relationship, whose parameters characterise the intrinsic and extrinsic contributions to the strain. Using these parameters, the rate dependence of the extrinsic domain wall contribution was investigated.

Journal Title

Materials Science and Technology

Volume

25

Issue/Number

11

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

1312

Last Page

1315

WOS Identifier

WOS:000272049300004

ISSN

0267-0836

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