Giant electrostrictive coefficient in rapidly cooled nanodisordered KTa1−xNbxO3 lead-free single crystals
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The temperature dependent electrostrictive effect, with respect to increasing the cooling rate to a cooling temperature, was quantitatively investigated in potassium tantalate niobate (KTN) lead-free single crystals above and near Curie temperature (TC). High work-function Pt electrodes are used to minimize the effect of charge injection, and the electric field induced displacement was measured with Michelson interferometry. It was found that a giant electrostrictive coefficient of 696 × 10−16 m2/V2 could be obtained at a high cooling rate of 0.75 °C/s to a temperature of TC + 4.5 °C due to the evolution of polar nano-regions, which is one order of magnitude larger than the previously reported value in KTN crystals. This strengthens the realization of replacing toxic lead-based electrostrictive materials with environmentally friendly KTN materials in real world applications.
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OpenAlex topics: Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials · Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies · Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
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Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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