Research on polarization effect for relaxor ferroelectrics by spherical random bond-random field model

Abstract

Based on spherical random bond-random field model, micro-macro domain mechanism under electric field, and the fuzzy domain boundary with fractal dimension of electric field, the mechanism of polarization effect is analyzed. The results show that the effect of electric field on polarization effect of increment of domain dipoles leads to an unsaturated electric hysteresis loop and its associated big electrostrictive effect. But the variation of binding energy, when dipole couples to the increment of domain dipoles induced by electric field, has a little influence on electric hysteresis loop in a low electric field, and has almost no influence in a high electric field. The initial size of the micro domain is very important for electric hysteresis loop: small micro domain can lead to a long electric hysteresis loop and better linear relationship between electric field and electrostriction.