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Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol.486, 38-44, 2018
High-temperature solution growth and characterization of (1-x) PbTiO3-xBi(Zn2/3Nb1/3)O-3 piezo-/ferroelectric single crystals
Complex perovskite PbTiO3-Bi(Me'Me '')O-3 solid solutions represent new materials systems that possess a higher Curie temperature (T-C) than the relaxor-PbTiO3 solid solutions, and are useful for potential applications. To this end, novel ferroelectric single crystals of the (1-x)PbTiO3-xBi(Zn2/3Nb1/3)O-3 (PT-BZN) solid solution were successfully grown by the high-temperature solution growth (HTSG) method. Powder X-ray diffraction shows that the symmetry of the grown crystals is tetragonal. The dielectric permittivity and optical domain structures were characterized by dielectric measurements and polarized light microscopy, respectively, as a function of temperature, revealing a first-order ferroelectric-paraelectric phase transition at a T-C of 436 +/- 2 degrees C. Based on the T-C, the average composition of the crystal platelet was estimated to be 0.58PT-0.42BZN. Piezoresponse force microscopy measurements of the phase and amplitude as a function of voltage reveal the complex polar domain structure and demonstrate the ferroelectric switching behaviour of these materials. These results suggest that the PT-BZN single crystals indeed form a new family of high T-C piezo-/ferroelectric materials which are potentially useful for the fabrication of electromechanical transducers for high-temperature applications. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.