journal article·2026-01

High piezoelectric performance and ergodic-nonergodic relaxor transition induced by single crystallization in Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-based materials

Changpeng Guan, Yongxing Wei, Jialin Niu, Leiyang Zhang, Ruiyi Jing, Changqing Jin, Yanghuan Deng, Zhong Yang, Zengyun Jian, Zengzhe Xi, Zhonghua Dai, Roman G. Burkovsky, Li Jin

Acta Materialia· Volume 303
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