The sodium(Na)and Ce co-doped calcium bismuth titanate(CBT;CaBi_(4)Ti_(4)O_(15))Aurivillius ceramics in a Ca_(1-x)(Na_(0.5)Ce_(0.5)),Bi_(4)Ti_(4)O_(15)(CNCBT;doping content(x)=0,0.03,0.05,0.08 and 0.12)system were syn...The sodium(Na)and Ce co-doped calcium bismuth titanate(CBT;CaBi_(4)Ti_(4)O_(15))Aurivillius ceramics in a Ca_(1-x)(Na_(0.5)Ce_(0.5)),Bi_(4)Ti_(4)O_(15)(CNCBT;doping content(x)=0,0.03,0.05,0.08 and 0.12)system were synthesized by the conventional solid-state sintering method.All compositions show a single-phase orthorhombic(space group:A2jam)structure at room temperature.The shift of the Curie point(T_(c))towards lower temperatures(T)on doping results from the increased tolerance factor(t).The substitution-enhanced ferroelectric performance with large maximum polarization(P_(m))and facilitated domain switching is evidenced by the developed electrical polarization-electric field(P-E)and electrical current-electric field(I-E)hysteresis loops.The piezoelectric coefficient(d_(33)=20.5±0.1 pC/N)of the x=0.12 sample is about four times larger than that of pure CBT.The improved piezoelectric properties can be attributed to the high remanent polarization(P_(r))and relatively high dielectric permittivity(ε′).In addition,multi-sized(micron and sub-micron)domain structures were observed in the CNCBT ceramics by the piezoresponse force microscope(PFM).The multiple-sized ferroelectric domain structure with smaller domains is beneficial to the easy domain switching,enhanced ferroelectric performance,and improved piezoelectric properties of the CNCBT ceramics.The designed Aurivillius-phase ferroelectric ceramics with the T_(c) around 765℃and high piezoelectric coefficient(d_(33))are suitable for high-temperature piezoelectric applications.展开更多
Solventless mechanochemical synthesis by manual grinding was applied to grow organic proton conducting salts,imidazole-succinic acid(C_(3)H_(4)N_(2)-HOOC(CH_(2))_(2)COOH)and imidazole-glutaric acid(C_(3)H_(4)N_(2)-HOO...Solventless mechanochemical synthesis by manual grinding was applied to grow organic proton conducting salts,imidazole-succinic acid(C_(3)H_(4)N_(2)-HOOC(CH_(2))_(2)COOH)and imidazole-glutaric acid(C_(3)H_(4)N_(2)-HOOC(CH_(2))_(3)COOH).This synthesis method induces crystallization and provides the phase-pure compounds.The compounds exhibit different electric conducting behavior and activation energies Ea compared with the reported single crystals obtained from the solution method.The difference in conducting property can be related to intrinsic defects and structural disorder introduced by mechanochemical grinding,indicating that the mechanochemical method bears strong capability for tuning conductivities.Moreover,complete deuteration of the organic salts is achieved by the method.The mechanochemical synthesis of organic salts also holds high potential for the actual industrialized large-scale production.展开更多
1.Introduction,In the search for advanced multifunctional materials for next generation sensors and logic devices,magnetoelectric multifer-roics exhibiting simultaneously ferromagnetism and ferroelectric-ity within th...1.Introduction,In the search for advanced multifunctional materials for next generation sensors and logic devices,magnetoelectric multifer-roics exhibiting simultaneously ferromagnetism and ferroelectric-ity within the same phase have received considerable attention in recent years[1-4].展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2022YFB3807404)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U19A2087)+1 种基金Zimeng Hu would like to acknowledge the China Scholarship Council(Grant No.201806370199)for supporting this workVladimir Koval acknowledges the support of the Grant Agency of the Slovak Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2/0034/23).
文摘The sodium(Na)and Ce co-doped calcium bismuth titanate(CBT;CaBi_(4)Ti_(4)O_(15))Aurivillius ceramics in a Ca_(1-x)(Na_(0.5)Ce_(0.5)),Bi_(4)Ti_(4)O_(15)(CNCBT;doping content(x)=0,0.03,0.05,0.08 and 0.12)system were synthesized by the conventional solid-state sintering method.All compositions show a single-phase orthorhombic(space group:A2jam)structure at room temperature.The shift of the Curie point(T_(c))towards lower temperatures(T)on doping results from the increased tolerance factor(t).The substitution-enhanced ferroelectric performance with large maximum polarization(P_(m))and facilitated domain switching is evidenced by the developed electrical polarization-electric field(P-E)and electrical current-electric field(I-E)hysteresis loops.The piezoelectric coefficient(d_(33)=20.5±0.1 pC/N)of the x=0.12 sample is about four times larger than that of pure CBT.The improved piezoelectric properties can be attributed to the high remanent polarization(P_(r))and relatively high dielectric permittivity(ε′).In addition,multi-sized(micron and sub-micron)domain structures were observed in the CNCBT ceramics by the piezoresponse force microscope(PFM).The multiple-sized ferroelectric domain structure with smaller domains is beneficial to the easy domain switching,enhanced ferroelectric performance,and improved piezoelectric properties of the CNCBT ceramics.The designed Aurivillius-phase ferroelectric ceramics with the T_(c) around 765℃and high piezoelectric coefficient(d_(33))are suitable for high-temperature piezoelectric applications.
基金support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12005243,22205239,U1930102 and 11805034)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(No.2022B1515120014 and 2022A1515110210)+1 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2022M721906 and 2022M721909)The neutron diffraction experiments were carried out under the fast-track proposal at Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation(ANSTO)and the general user program(No.P1622061700003)at China Spallation Neutron Source(CSNS).
文摘Solventless mechanochemical synthesis by manual grinding was applied to grow organic proton conducting salts,imidazole-succinic acid(C_(3)H_(4)N_(2)-HOOC(CH_(2))_(2)COOH)and imidazole-glutaric acid(C_(3)H_(4)N_(2)-HOOC(CH_(2))_(3)COOH).This synthesis method induces crystallization and provides the phase-pure compounds.The compounds exhibit different electric conducting behavior and activation energies Ea compared with the reported single crystals obtained from the solution method.The difference in conducting property can be related to intrinsic defects and structural disorder introduced by mechanochemical grinding,indicating that the mechanochemical method bears strong capability for tuning conductivities.Moreover,complete deuteration of the organic salts is achieved by the method.The mechanochemical synthesis of organic salts also holds high potential for the actual industrialized large-scale production.
基金This work was financially supported by the China Scholarship Council(CSC,Nos.201706370172 and 201706370217)The Grant Agency of the Slovak Academy of Sciences(No.2/0038/20)+1 种基金the Slovak Research and Development Agency through grants APVV-20-0072 and SK-CN-2017-0004(for V.Koval)are acknowledged.The National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.91963201 and 12174164)the 111 Project(No.B2006)(for C.Jia)are acknowledged.J.Wu and H.Yan thank the financial support from the Royal Society for a Newton Advanced Fellowship award(No.NAF\R1\201126).
文摘1.Introduction,In the search for advanced multifunctional materials for next generation sensors and logic devices,magnetoelectric multifer-roics exhibiting simultaneously ferromagnetism and ferroelectric-ity within the same phase have received considerable attention in recent years[1-4].