Humidity Effects on Domain Structure and Polarization Switching of Pb(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃-x%PbTiO₃ (PZN-x%PT) Single Crystals.

ABSTRACT: The effect of relative humidity on the domain structure imaging and polarization switching process of Pb(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃-x%PbTiO₃ (PZN-x%PT) ferroelectric single crystals has been investigated by means of the piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) and piezoresponse force spectroscopy (PFS) techniques. It was found that the PFM amplitude increases with the relative humidity, and that the ferroelectric hysteresis loops at different relative humidity levels show that the coercive bias decreases with the increase in relative humidity. These observed phenomena are attributed to the existence of the water layer between the probe tip and the sample surface in a humid atmosphere, which could affect the effect of the electric field distribution and screening

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8125925 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature