Templated Grain Growth of Textured Piezoelectric Ceramics

Piezoelectric properties and temperature stability of Mn-doped Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)-PbZrO3-PbTiO3 textured ceramics

“…4 Texturing (grain orientation along specific crystallographic direction) is suitable for engineering ferroelectric domain state of piezoelectric ceramics. [5][6][7][8][9] By using templated grain growth (TGG) method, highly h001i textured piezoelectric ceramics with high d and high k, which are comparable with those of h001i single crystal piezoelectrics (e.g., rhombohedral Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 -PbTiO 3 (PMN-PT)), have been developed. 9 Since TGG method is based on tape casting and conventional sintering process, the textured piezoelectric ceramics can be cost-effectively synthesized in requisite dimensions as compared to expensive single crystal piezoelectrics.…”

Texture and microstructure in co-sputtered Mg-M-O (M = Mg, Al, Cr, Ti, Zr, and Y) films

“…[16][17][18][19][20] From a technological point of view these films are important as they are used as buffer layers between non-textured substrates and superconductive thin films to minimize the current losses at the film-substrate interface. 21 In addition, biaxial alignment of films with magnetic 22 and piezoelectric 23 properties has been shown to allow for enhancement of the performance of the corresponding thin film devices. The correlation between off-normal deposition from one source and biaxial alignment is well documented and understood for several materials.…”

Strain Mechanisms in Lead-Free Ferroelectrics for Actuators

“…29 Texturing enhances the electromechanical response of ferroelectrics because the inherent anisotropy of ferroelectrics does not allow a fully oriented domain state along the applied electric field. 29,230 Therefore, the limit of properties enhancement is given by the single crystal material variant, as displayed schematically in 150 The most commonly used texturing methods in ferroelectrics are templated grain growth and reactive templated grain growth. 230 Nevertheless, magnetic field texturing has also yielded promising results for some systems.…”

“…29,230 Therefore, the limit of properties enhancement is given by the single crystal material variant, as displayed schematically in 150 The most commonly used texturing methods in ferroelectrics are templated grain growth and reactive templated grain growth. 230 Nevertheless, magnetic field texturing has also yielded promising results for some systems. 231 Orientation degrees between 60 % and 90 % have been achieved in lead-free ferroelectrics leading to enhancement of the electromechanical properties between 20 % and 200 %.…”