X ray investigation of high oriented (1 − x)PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3–(x)PbTiO3 ceramics

Textured Tape Cast Ceramics were prepared by homo epitaxial template grain growth from (1 − x)PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3–(x)PbTiO3 (PMN–PT) particles and cubic templates. The texture fraction of (0 0 1) oriented ceramics was estimated by the Lotgering method at RT, in the ferroelectric phase, and above Tc, in the cubic phase. Textured Tape Cast Ceramics display quasi complete (0 0 1) texture (f = 0.99). The (0 1 1) pole figure reveals (0 0 1) fibre texture and small orientation distribution.