Abstract

Ferroelectric domain structures of transparent (Pb,La)(Zr,Ti)O3 (PLZT) ceramics were investigated by scanning force microscopy (SFM) in the acoustic mode. The antiparallel domain configuration with a periodic distribution and local inhomogeneity in PLZT ceramics were clearly revealed with this new domain-imaging technique. The imaging mechanism of ferroelectric domains in SFM acoustic mode is discussed in terms of a local piezoelectric vibrator model.

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