Extrinsic contribution and instability properties in lead-based and lead-free piezoceramics

Piezoceramic materials generally exhibit a notable instability of their functional properties when they work under real external conditions. This undesirable effect, known as nonlinear behavior, is mostly associated with the extrinsic contribution to material response. In this article, the role of t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: García García, José Eduardo|||0000-0002-1232-1739
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/83058
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/83058
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma8115426
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Piezolectricity
Materials -- Electric properties
Electronic ceramics
Piezoelectric materials
Nonlinear properties
Extrinsic contribution
Dielectric properties
Piezoelectric properties
Piezoelectricitat
Materials -- Propietats elèctriques
Ceràmiques electròniques
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria dels materials
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Sumario:Piezoceramic materials generally exhibit a notable instability of their functional properties when they work under real external conditions. This undesirable effect, known as nonlinear behavior, is mostly associated with the extrinsic contribution to material response. In this article, the role of the ferroelectric domain walls' motion in the nonlinear response in the most workable lead-based and lead-free piezoceramics is reviewed. Initially, the extrinsic origin of the nonlinear response is discussed in terms of the temperature dependence of material response. The influence of the crystallographic phase and of the phase boundaries on the material response are then reviewed. Subsequently, the impact of the defects created by doping in order to control the extrinsic contribution is discussed as a way of tuning material properties. Finally, some aspects related to the grain-size effect on the nonlinear response of piezoceramics are surveyed.