Dielectric,ferroelectric, and piezoelectric properties of lead-free Ba0.95Ca0.05Ti1-xZrxO3 ceramics

Abstract

Ba_0.95Ca_0.05Ti_1-xZr_xO₃ (BCTZO) ceramics were prepared by a solid state reaction method. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES). The ceramics exhibit a pure perovskite structure. The average grain size gradually decreases with increasing Zr concentration. XANES results indicate that the intensities of pre-edge peaks dropped with increasing Zr concentration. The BCTZO ceramic of x?=?0.05 has the optimum electrical properties with the maximum dielectric constant (ε'_m), remanent polarization (2P_r), coercive electric field (2E_c) and piezoelectric charge constant (d₃₃) of 7,244, 12.54 (μC/cm²), 5.29 (kV/cm) and 288 (pC/N), respectively.     

Improved energy storage density and energy efficiency of Samarium modified PMNT electroceramic

We report the improved energy storage density and efficiency after 2.5% of Samarium substitution in ferroelectric Pb[(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)_0.80Ti_0.20]O₃ (PMNT) electroceramic. The microstructure and surface morphology were analyzed and correlated with various functional properties. The energy storage density, leakage current density, ferroelectric and dielectric properties were investigated thoroughly, indicating that Samarium's substitution significantly modified the microstructure, the dielectric strength, breakdown electric field, and turned ferroelectric PMNT to relaxor ferroelectrics. Due to the relaxor nature, the gap between remanent polarization and maximum polarization increases with the substitution of Samarium in PMNT matrix, which further increases the recoverable energy storage density and energy efficiency. A nearly 100% increase in recoverable energy density and efficiency was obtained at an electric field strength of 35 kV/cm at room temperature (～296 K). The electroceramic shows maximum energy density near the ferroelectric phase transition temperature (325 K–345 K) region and provides a moderate energy storage density for possible applications in power microelectronics.     

Coexistence of three ferroelectric phases and enhanced piezoelectric properties in BaTiO3–CaHfO3 lead-free ceramics

Perovskite ferroelectrics possess the fascinating piezoelectric properties near a morphotropic phase boundary, attributing to a low energy barrier that the results in structural instability and easy polarization rotation. In this work, a new lead-free system of (1-x)BaTiO₃-xCaHfO₃ was designed, and characterized by a coexistence of ferroelectric rhombohedral-orthorhombic-tetragonal (R-O-T) phases. With the increase amount of CaHfO₃ (x), a stable coexistence region of three ferroelectric phases (R-O-T) exists at 0.06 ≤ x ≤ 0.08. Both large piezoelectric coefficient (d₃₃～400 pC/N), inverse piezoelectric coefficient (d₃₃^*～547 pm/V) and planar electromechanical coupling factor (k_p～58.2%) can be achieved for the composition with x = 0.08 near the coexistence of three ferroelectric phases. Our results show that the materials with the composition located at a region where the three ferroelectric R-O-T phases coexist would have the lowest energy barrier and thus greatly promote the polarization rotation, resulting in a strong piezoelectric response.     

铁电存储器的研究进展

介绍了铁电存储器的存储原理,同时对两种铁电存储器(铁电随机存取存储器和铁电场效应晶体管存储器)的研究进展、当前存在的问题以及我国目前在这一领域的研究现状进行了简单介绍,并对今后的技术发展进行了展望。     

PHOSPHORUS AND PHOSPHATE LEVELS IN THE ALEURONE CELLS OF CEREAL GRAINS

The aleurone cells of barley, wheat, rice, rye, oats and triticale contained, comparatively, higher percentages of phosphorus than the aleurone cells of sorghum, maize or millet. The aleurone tissues of barley, wheat and rice had more phosphate than corresponding tissues of sorghum and maize. Phosphate was not detected in the aleurone tissue of maize but was found in trace amounts in the aleurone tissue of sorghum.     

X7R弛豫复相铁电陶瓷的研究

以PZN-BT(低温相)、PMN-PT(高温相)为起始组元,采用混合烧结法制备了具有X7R介电特性电子瓷料,其介电温谱在55~+125℃范围内相当平坦,室温相对介电常数高达3 877,并从离子的键型分析了影响介电温度稳定性的原因,初步探讨了提高介电温度稳定性的机制。     

长颗粒(柱状晶)Si3N4陶瓷的研究及进展

Si3N4陶瓷材料由于具有很好的高温性能及高的力学性能，而被广泛地用于结构陶瓷，如切削刀具等。然而，因为其对缺陷很敏感，故易受灾难性的失效。人们发展了多种Si3N4增韧陶瓷，其中自增韧由于一些优异的性能越来越受到人们的重视。在此文中，着重介绍了影响Si3N4陶瓷长颗粒(柱状晶)晶粒生成的因素，并介绍了国内外对长颗粒Si3N4晶的控制研究。     

溶胶－凝胶法制备Pb（Zr，Ti）O_3玻璃陶瓷过程中的结构变化

本文介绍溶胶－凝胶法制备均匀ＰｂＺｒ－Ｔｉ－Ｂ－Ｓｉ凝胶玻璃，并通过适当热处理在凝胶玻璃中原位生长Ｐｂ（Ｚｒ；Ｔｉ）Ｏ３微晶的新工艺·利用ＩＲ谱考察了凝胶玻璃中的元素键合结构随温度的变化．结合热分析和ＸＲＤ；ＳＥＭ技术，研究了Ｐｂ（Ｚｒ，Ｔｉ）Ｏ３微晶在凝胶玻璃中的生长过程及该材料的结构特点．发现Ｐｂ２（Ｚｒ，Ｔｉ）２Ｏ６＋ｘ立方焦绿石介稳过渡相的纳米微晶首先出现于该体系中，并在更高的温度下先后完全转变成三方和四方Ｐｂ（Ｚｒ，Ｔｉ）Ｏ３钙钛矿相．电子显微观察结果表明，该工艺制备的Ｐｈ（Ｚｒ；Ｔｉ）Ｏ３玻璃陶瓷具有均匀的细晶结构．     

铁电体尺寸对其开关特性的影响

应用铁电体极化反转的Orihara Ishibashi理论 ,讨论了圆形铁电薄膜和球形铁电体的开关电流以及开关时间对系统尺寸的依赖性。数值计算表明 ,不论是二维还是三维铁电系统 ,其铁电畴反转过程中产生的开关电流都随系统尺寸减少而下降 ,开关时间随系统尺寸减少而缩短     

Mycological and physical parameters for selecting suitable packaging material for pre- and post-irradiation storage of cereal grains in Ghana

Owing to the rough warehouse handling of storage sacks in tropical areas in Africa, a suitable storage sack should not support de novo growth of fungal spores because this would reduce the tensile strength of the packaging material and act as a springboard for infecting grain contents. This paper reports the effect of activity of saprophytic fungi on the tensile strength of jute and woven polypropylene sacks. New woven polypropylene sacks carried lower levels of fungal spores (1.3×10¹ cfu/72 cm²) than jute sacks (3.0×10³ cfu/72 cm²). The natural mould penetration and growth was examined on sections (4×5 cm) of both jute and woven polypropylene after previous incubation at relative humidities of 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 90 and 95% for 10 weeks by placing them on Sabouraud's Agar. There was a significant difference (P = 0.05 level of significance) between the higher penetration of mould growth on jute sacks and that obtained on woven polypropylene sacks. Saprophytic fungi (Aspergillus candidus, A. flavus, A. fumigatus, A. niger, A. japonicus, A. parasiticus, A. ustus, Fusarium oxysporium, F. moniliforme, Penicillium verucosum var. cyclopium, Rhizopus oryzae and Trichoderma viride) isolated from jute sacks reduced tensile strength, measured by an Instron Model 1026, by 50–75% after 10 weeks at 90% R.H. Same fungal species on woven polypropylene sacks did not alter the tensile strength. Woven polypropylene sacks did not absorb moisture whilst the moisture content of jute sacks increased by 5.3–6.0% in 10 weeks at 90% R.H. with concomitant increase in mould and yeast counts by 1–2 log cycles. Evidence is presented to show that there was a positive correlation between the final mycoflora on jute sacks and loss in tensile strength. No correlation, however, was found between the total aerobic bacteria on jute sacks and the concomitant reduction in tensile strength. Fungi therefore play a major role in the reduction of tensile strength of jute sacks. Sterilization by gamma irradiation (8.0 kGy) of jute and woven polypropylene sacks did not affect their intrinsic tensile strength. Woven polypropylene sacks therefore have many microbiological and physical advantages over the traditional jute sacks to merit their use for grain storage in tropical areas like Ghana.