Texture Evolution Induced by Electric Field in Piezoelectric Ceramics

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan Wan ◽  
Keith J. Bowman
Keyword(s):  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Piezoelectric Ceramic ◽  
Domain Switching ◽  
Texture Evolution ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Piezoelectric Ceramics ◽  
Orientation Distribution ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Domain Orientation ◽  
Poling Direction

Abstract Piezoelectricity is strongly dependent on the preferred domain orientation. A fiber-like texture of a Navy VI Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) piezoelectric ceramic can be induced by electric poling. This texture can be further changed and strengthened by cross-poling, that is, applying a strong electrical field perpendicular to the original poling direction. In this paper we show preferred domain orientation changes and anisotropy transitions associated with poling and cross-poling in PZT piezoelectric ceramic. The poling and cross-poling induced textures can be explained by three-dimensional orientation dependent domain switching. Based on this discussion, we demonstrate that it is possible to tailor the preferred domain orientation distribution and improve anisotropic properties of piezoelectric ceramics by directional control of the 90° domain switching using cross-poling.

Modeling of electric field induced texture in lead zirconate titanate ceramics

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 2306-2313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan Wan ◽  
Keith Bowman
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Interaction Energy ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Domain Switching ◽  
Texture Evolution ◽  
Threshold Energy ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Ferroelectric Ceramics ◽  
Domain Orientation ◽  
Zirconate Titanate

Preferred domain orientation of a piezoelectric ceramic develops through domain switching under electric poling. In previous investigations the critical free energy required for domain switching has been assumed as a constant. This assumption leads to overestimation of the poling-induced texture and provides no explanation for the switching reversal in ferroelectric ceramics after the poling field is removed. In this paper, the contribution of intergranular stress to critical energy for 90° domain switching is investigated. A criterion including intrinsic threshold energy and an interaction energy, which is related to the intergranular stress and the intergranular depolarization field, is proposed. The texture evolution during poling process is simulated using a computational model starting from an initial random domain orientation distribution. The resulted domain orientation distributions under and after poling are predicted. The remanent domain switching after poling is the result of the balance between the interaction energy and intrinsic threshold energy. The final texture is much weaker than that under the electric field. Pole figures of poled Navy VI lead zirconate titanate measured by x-ray diffraction are consistent with the predicted textures.

scholarly journals Power-Generation Optimization Based on Piezoelectric Ceramic Deformation for Energy Harvesting Application with Renewable Energy

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2171
Author(s):  
Hyeonsu Han ◽  
Junghyuk Ko
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Piezoelectric Material ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Piezoelectric Ceramic ◽  
Piezoelectric Element ◽  
Piezoelectric Ceramics ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy

Along with the increase in renewable energy, research on energy harvesting combined with piezoelectric energy is being conducted. However, it is difficult to predict the power generation of combined harvesting because there is no data on the power generation by a single piezoelectric material. Before predicting the corresponding power generation and efficiency, it is necessary to quantify the power generation by a single piezoelectric material alone. In this study, the generated power is measured based on three parameters (size of the piezoelectric ceramic, depth of compression, and speed of compression) that contribute to the deformation of a single PZT (Lead zirconate titanate)-based piezoelectric element. The generated power was analyzed by comparing with the corresponding parameters. The analysis results are as follows: (i) considering the difference between the size of the piezoelectric ceramic and the generated power, 20 mm was the most efficient piezoelectric ceramic size, (ii) considering the case of piezoelectric ceramics sized 14 mm, the generated power continued to increase with the increase in the compression depth of the piezoelectric ceramic, and (iii) For piezoelectric ceramics of all diameters, the longer the depth of deformation, the shorter the frequency, and depending on the depth of deformation, there is a specific frequency at which the charging power is maximum. Based on the findings of this study, PZT-based elements can be applied to cases that receive indirect force, including vibration energy and wave energy. In addition, the power generation of a PZT-based element can be predicted, and efficient conditions can be set for maximum power generation.

Degradation of Lead Zirconate Titanate Piezoelectric Ceramics Induced by Water and AC Voltages

2007 ◽  
Vol 336-338 ◽  
pp. 367-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Xiang ◽  
Wan Ping Chen ◽  
Wen Chao You ◽  
Helen Lai Wah Chan ◽  
Long Tu Li
Keyword(s):  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Atomic Hydrogen ◽  
Piezoelectric Ceramic ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Piezoelectric Properties ◽  
Piezoelectric Ceramics ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Comparison Experiment ◽  
Naoh Solution

A comparison experiment was conducted in which some lead zirconate titanate (PZT) piezoelectric ceramic rings were simply immersed in a 0.01 M NaOH solution while other PZT rings were immersed in the solution with a 50 Hz AC voltage applied between the electrodes of the rings and a counter electrode in the solution. Though the simple immersion showed no noticeable influence on the PZT rings, those PZT rings treated with the application of the AC voltage were obviously degraded in their piezoelectric properties. It was proposed that the degradation resulted from the collaborated reactions of atomic hydrogen and oxygen generated in the AC voltage-induced electrolysis of water. Water may be an important origin for degradation of piezoelectric ceramic devices operating under AC voltages.

Variation of Material Properties of Piezoelectric Ceramics due to Electric Loading Evaluated by Resonance Frequency

2007 ◽  
Vol 345-346 ◽  
pp. 1521-1524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamoru Mizuno ◽  
Nozomi Odagiri ◽  
Mitsuhiro Okayasu
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Resonance Frequency ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Electromechanical Coupling ◽  
Domain Switching ◽  
Piezoelectric Ceramics ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Electromechanical Coupling Coefficient ◽  
Resonance Frequencies

In the present paper, lead zirconate titanate (PZT) and lead titanate (PT) piezoelectric ceramics were subjected to both high electric field (which is higher than the coercive electric field) with low frequency and low electric field with high frequency (which is the resonance frequency). After applying certain electric field systematically, resonance and anti-resonance frequencies and an electrostatic capacity were measured by means of an impedance analyzer, and an electromechanical coupling coefficient, a dielectric constant, an elastic coefficient and a piezoelectric constant were evaluated from the frequencies and capacity measured. Then variation of the material properties in process of time was investigated experimentally, and the dependence of the variation of the properties due to mainly domain switching on conditions of applied electric field was elucidated.

scholarly journals Ferroelectric property of an epitaxial lead zirconate titanate thin film deposited by a hydrothermal method

2003 ◽  
Vol 784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Morita ◽  
Yasuo Wagatsuma ◽  
Yasuo Cho ◽  
Hitoshi Morioka ◽  
Hiroshi Funakubo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Hydrothermal Method ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Thin Film Deposition ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Film Deposition ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Pzt Thin Film ◽  
Poling Direction

ABSTRACTHydrothermal method has various advantages; low deposition temperature, high-purity, deposition on a three-dimensional structure and a large thickness. Although epitaxial PZT thin film deposition has reported, ferroelectric measurement has not been conducted due to the peel-off morphology of the film. The present paper investigates the improvement of an epitaxial PZT thin film deposited via a hydrothermal method. By adjusting the position at which the substrate was suspended in the solution, smooth morphology surface was successfully obtained. As a bottom electrode, 200 nm SrRuO3 thin film was deposited on SrTiO3 single crystals, and the PZT thin was deposited on SrRuO3. The remanent polarization 2Pr for PZT on SrRuO3/SrTiO3 (001) was 19.5 μC/cm2 and that of PZT on SrRuO3/SrTiO3 (111) was 37.2 μC/cm2 respectively. The self alignment poling direction was confirmed via scanning nonlinear dielectric microscopy and is thought to have been related to the deposition mechanisms.

Indentation strength of a piezoelectric ceramic: Experiments and simulations

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 926-935 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.N. Kamble ◽  
D.V. Kubair ◽  
U. Ramamurty
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Contact Stress ◽  
Piezoelectric Ceramic ◽  
Fracture Initiation ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Spherical Indentation ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Damage Initiation ◽  
Poling Direction

The spherical indentation strength of a lead zirconate titanate (PZT) piezoelectric ceramic was investigated under poled and unpoled conditions and with different electrical boundary conditions (arising through the use of insulating or conducting indenters). Experimental results show that the indentation strength of the poled PZT is higher than that of the unpoled PZT. The strength of a poled PZT under a conducting indenter is higher than that under an insulating indenter. Poling direction (with respect to the direction of indentation loading) did not significantly affect the strength of material. Complementary finite element analysis (FEA) of spherical indentation of an elastic, linearly coupled piezoelectric half-space is conducted for rationalizing the experimental observations. Simulations show marked dependency of the contact stress on the boundary conditions. In particular, contact stress redistribution in the coupled problem leads to a change in the fracture initiation, from Hertzian cracking in the unpoled material to subsurface damage initiation in poled PZT. These observations help explain the experimental ranking of strength the PZT in different material conditions or under different boundary conditions.

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