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Local electromechanical properties of ferroelectric materials for piezoelectric applications

  • A. L. Kholkin*
  • , I. K. Bdikin
  • , V. V. Shvartsman
  • , A. Orlova
  • , D. Kiselev
  • , A. A. Bogomolov
  • , S. H. Kim
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Aveiro
  • Tver State University
  • INOSTEK Inc.

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Abstract

Local electromechanical characterization is becoming prerequisite for the development of ferroelectric-based piezoelectric devices including multilayer actuators, micromotors, piezoelectric filters and, especially, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), which combine piezoelectric elements and control electronics on the same chip. In this work, we present the results of local electromechanical characterization of several important ferroelectric materials including Pb(Zr.Ti)O3 (PZT) and (Pb,La)(Zr,Ti)O3 (PLZT) in both thin film and ceramic form. Local piezoelectric hysteresis measurements are performed by the piezoelectric force microscopy (PFM) that detects small electric field-induced deformation on the nanoscale, e. g., within the single grain of a polycrystalline material. A number of novel phenomena is observed with increasing dc bias voltage including the jump of ferroelectric domain wall to the grain boundary, the "fingerlike" instability of domain wall, and the local phase transition into ferroelectric phase.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationScanning-Probe and Other Novel Microscopies of Local Phenomena in Nanostructured Materials
PublisherMaterials Research Society
Pages80-85
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)1558997865, 9781558997868
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes
Event2004 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: 29 Nov 20043 Dec 2004

Publication series

NameMaterials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume838
ISSN (Print)0272-9172

Conference

Conference2004 MRS Fall Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period29/11/043/12/04

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