The Transition from Normal Ferroelectric to Relaxor Ferroelectric and Evidences of Polar Nanoregions Combination in Sr_1-xPb_xTiO₃

Abstract:

We synthesize polycrystalline Sr1-xPbxTiO3 (SPT) (0

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 298)
• Pages: 29-34
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.298.29
• Online since: July 2011
• Authors: Tong Wei, Hui Yu Yan, Yi Fei Chen, Xue Lian Qi, Song Qing Guo, Chuan Zhen Zhao, Jun Ming Liu
• Keywords: Polarized Nanoregions, Quantum Paraelectric, Relaxor Ferroelectric

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