@inproceedings{b0ab1d05258a41fcaa92315683e29a4b,
title = "Enhanced Electromechanical properties of ferroelectric Bi1/2Na1/2TiO3 -7BaTiO3/relaxorBi1/2Na1/2TiO3 -25SrTiO3composites",
abstract = "Ceramic-ceramic composites are an established approach to tuning properties of piezoelectric materials [1], [2]. The aim of this work is the investigation of the ferroelectric properties of a composite of ergodic relaxor BNT-25ST (matrix) and non-ergodic relaxor BNT-7BT (seed), in the hopes that such a composite will provide enhancement of unipolar strain, while minimizing the hysteresis behaviour, two parameters important for actuator applications. Our results show that the electromechanical behavior of layered and mixed composites as a function of composition parallel each other, however for both unipolar and bipolar fields, the maximum polarisation and strain is obtained with mixed composites. Maximum unipolar strain enhancement was observed in the 10% mixed composite and it is predicted that higher enhancement could be obtained with an even lower amount of seed.",
keywords = "composite, electromechanic, ferroelectric, relaxor",
author = "Hakimeh Wakily and Jurij Koruza and Azatuhi Ayrikyan and Kyle Webber",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.; 2016 Joint IEEE International Symposium on the Applications of Ferroelectrics, European Conference on Application of Polar Dielectrics, and Piezoelectric Force Microscopy Workshop, ISAF/ECAPD/PFM 2016 ; Conference date: 21-08-2016 Through 25-08-2016",
year = "2016",
month = sep,
day = "27",
doi = "10.1109/ISAF.2016.7578072",
language = "English",
series = "2016 Joint IEEE International Symposium on the Applications of Ferroelectrics, European Conference on Application of Polar Dielectrics, and Piezoelectric Force Microscopy Workshop, ISAF/ECAPD/PFM 2016",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers",
booktitle = "2016 Joint IEEE International Symposium on the Applications of Ferroelectrics, European Conference on Application of Polar Dielectrics, and Piezoelectric Force Microscopy Workshop, ISAF/ECAPD/PFM 2016",
address = "United States",
}