Abstract
The ferroelectric behavior of Bi1/2(Na0.8K0.2)1/2TiO3 has been tailored by Eu3+ doping and the intermediate relaxor state is utilized for tristate ferroelectric memory effect. As Eu3+ content increases, the local structural disorder tends to get enhanced and the stability of ferroelectric order gets weakened. The disruption effect of Eu3+ is manifested structurally in XRD and PL spectra, and electrically in the ferroelectric, dielectric and piezoelectric properties. We found that the BNKT:3.0%Eu which owns a relaxor state under electrical cycle would be suitable for tristate ferroelectric memory, where two ferroelectric states and the relaxor state are respectively served as the "±1" and "0" memory states. We designed the verification experiments, and the results show good feasibility and stability. Moreover, it is innovative using PL spectra of Eu3+ to understand the structural changes related to different memory states, owning to its sensitivity to local structural symmetry. It also implies the possibility for non-destructive optical readout.
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