Insight into the dynamics of low temperature dielectric relaxation of ordinary perovskite ferroelectrics

The temperature dependence of the dielectric response of ordinary ferroelectric materials exhibits a frequency-independent anomalous peak as a manifestation of the ferroelectric to paraelectric phase transition. A second anomaly in the permittivity has been reported in different ferroelectric perovs...

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Autores: Levit Valenzuela, Rafael, Ochoa Guerrero, Diego A.|||0000-0002-8756-9704, Martínez García, Julio Cesar, García García, José Eduardo|||0000-0002-1232-1739
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
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:2117/111396
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/111396
https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aa91c8
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dielectric relaxation
Ferroelectricity
dielectric properties
dielectric relaxation
ferroelectrics
super-Arrhenius behavior
Relaxació dielèctrica
Ferroelectricitat
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
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Sumario:The temperature dependence of the dielectric response of ordinary ferroelectric materials exhibits a frequency-independent anomalous peak as a manifestation of the ferroelectric to paraelectric phase transition. A second anomaly in the permittivity has been reported in different ferroelectric perovskite-type systems at low temperatures, often at cryogenic temperatures. This anomaly manifests as a frequency-dependent local maximum, which exhibits similar characteristics to that observed in relaxor ferroelectrics around their phase transition. The origin of this unexpected behavior is still controversial. In order to clarify this phenomenon, a model-free route solution is developed in this work. Our findings reveal the same critical linear pattern/glass-like freezing behavior previously observed for glass-forming systems. Contrary to current thought, our results suggest that a critical-like dynamic parameterization could provide a more appropriate solution than the conventional Vogel–Fulcher–Tammann equation. The implemented methodology may open a new pathway for analyzing relaxation phenomena in other functional materials like relaxor ferroics.