Title :
From ferroelectric ceramics and single crystals to thick and thin films: how domain-wall processes control the piezoelectric and dielectric properties
Author :
Damjanovic, Dragan ; Robert, Gilles ; Muller, Juliette ; Maeder, Marlyse Demartin ; Taylor, David V. ; Setter, Nava
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
The domain wall contributions to the piezoelectric and dielectric properties of ferroelectric materials are discussed in the framework of the Preisach approach. Several examples of the nonlinear behavior in ferroelectric ceramics, thick and highly oriented thin films are discussed
Keywords :
electric domain walls; ferroelectric ceramics; ferroelectric materials; ferroelectric thin films; piezoceramics; piezoelectric materials; piezoelectric thin films; thick films; Preisach model; dielectric properties; domain wall processes; ferroelectric ceramics; ferroelectric materials; ferroelectric single crystals; nonlinearity; piezoelectric properties; thick films; thin films; Capacitive sensors; Ceramics; Crystals; Dielectric thin films; Ferroelectric materials; Magnetic hysteresis; Piezoelectric films; Piezoelectric polarization; Switches; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Applications of Ferroelectrics, 2000. ISAF 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 12th IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5940-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISAF.2000.941561
