Abstract
Microscopic piezoresponse force microscopy observation in 0.9967(Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3(NBT)-0.0033BaTiO3(BT) rhombohedral (001) plate reveals two kinds of piezoresponse images, one with domain switching characterized with superior piezoresponsibility and the other without one, whereas macroscopic observation reveals non-switching of domain. Such microscopic remarkable difference of domain switching depends on coercive field caused by localized nucleation of domains with reversed polarization. Such coercive fields depend on relaxor states induced by random fields due to built-in charge disorder resulting from lattice defects at A-site and oxygen vacancies in ABO3 perovskite. The random fields based on lattice defects on {110} plane lower activation barrier for domain switching, leading to nucleation and growth of domains, while for non-switching of domains, oxygen vacancies on {110} and/or {001} plane play a role as clamping center for restriction of domain switching.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
