The Aurivillius compound Pb x Bi 6− x Fe 0.5 Co 0.5 Ti 4 O 18 thin films were prepared via chemical solution deposition method and the influence of Pb 2+ ions doping on the structure, ferroelectric and leakage properties were studied. With the increasing concentration of Pb 2+ ions, the lattice distortion is increased and the growth of the films along ab plane is promoted. The calculation results show that the internal stress of the films increases with the increase of Pb 2+ concentration. For the samples with low Pb 2+ doping concentration ( x < 0.6), the leakage current densities are also decreased, which can be attributed to the decrease in oxygen vacancy concentration. Due to the enhanced lattice distortion and decreased leakage current densities, the ferroelectric properties are improved. The film with x = 0.2 has a high saturation polarization of 42.3 µC/cm 2 . According to the fitting results, the leakage conduction mechanism is attributed to the combined effect of space-charge-limited conduction mechanism and ionic conduction mechanisms.
Junxia Wang,Hengchang Nie,Chunfeng Lan,Genshui Wang,Xianlin Dong,Xuefeng Chen,Fei Cao,Hongliang He
Porous Pb (Zr 0.95 Ti 0.05 ) O 3 / x MgO (PZT/MgO, x =0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 and 1.0 wt%) ferroelectric ceramics were prepared with MgO nanoparticles as reinforcing phase. The effects of MgO nanoparticles on the phase, microstructure, electrical and mechanical properties of as-prepared ceramics were investigated. The results show that the grain size is reduced obviously when increasing the amount of MgO. Compared with pure porous PZT, T C of MgO-added PZT ceramics shifts to higher temperature. Moreover, dielectric, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties show no much degradation. Further, PZT/MgO ceramics possess enhanced mechanical properties compared to pure porous PZT ceramics, the largest increment of the fracture toughness and hardness being 31.3% and 19.8%, respectively. The optimal electrical and mechanical properties are obtained with the addition of less than 0.5 wt% MgO nanoparticles.