Large electrostrictive effect and high energy storage performance of Pr3+-doped PIN-PMN-PT multifunctional ceramics in the ergodic relaxor phase

The photoluminescence , dielectric relaxation, ferroelectric hysteresis, and field-induced strain properties of Pr 3+ -doped 0.24Pb(In 1/2 Nb 1/2 )O 3 -0.42Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 -0.34PbTiO 3 (PIN-PMN-PT:Pr 3+ ) multifunctional ceramics have been investigated. It was found that Pr 3+ doping enhanced the dielectric diffuseness and relaxation behavior of PIN-PMN-PT ceramics. Slim P - E loops and S - E curves appear in PIN-PMN-PT:Pr 3+ ceramics when the Pr 3+ doping concentration reaches 1.4 mol%. Local domain configurations associated with phase transitions were investigated by piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM). Large electrostrictive coefficient Q 33 (˜0.03 m 4 /C 2 ) and high energy-storage efficiency η (92%) were obtained in 2 mol% Pr 3+ -doped PIN-PMN-PT ceramic in the ergodic relaxor (ER) phase at room temperature. The giant electrostrictive effect and excellent energy-storage performance are related to the field-induced dynamic behavior of polar nanoregions (PNRs). The results show that the PIN-PMN-PT:Pr 3+ system is an excellent multifunctional material for making electromechanical and energy storage devices.