High dielectric constant ceramics in the PbSc0.5Ta0.5O3 - PbZrO3 system

  • P. C. Osbond
  • , R. W. Whatmore

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Abstract

Lead scandium tantalate (PST) ceramic has been shown [1, 2] to be a ferroelectric material with the perovskite Pb(BiB2)03 structure, and having a first order phase transition at 25-30°C. The material has a reversible pyroelectric effect under bias, and it has been fully assessed for thermal detector applications [3]. More recently, the properties of a solid solution of (l-x)PST - (x)PbTiO3have been reported [4, 5]; for an x value of 0.4, the Curie temperature was increased to 182°C and the maximum dielectric constant was 30×103. This paper presents results of a study into the solid solution (l-x)PST - (x)PbZrO3, (0.075x0.20), and in particular discusses the optimum ceramic process route for obtaining a dielectric exhibiting a sharp phase transition, a high maximum dielectric constant and a low dielectric loss.

Original languageEnglish
Number of pages3
Edition1
Volume133
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 1992

Publication series

NameFerroelectrics
PublisherTaylor and Francis Ltd.
ISSN (Print)0015-0193

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