Chemical Compensation Challenges in Processing Antiferroelectric PbZrO₃ Thin Films.

ABSTRACT: The electric field-induced antipolar-to-polar phase transition in antiferroelectric materials is accompanied by large changes in the structural and functional response, making them attractive for many applications ranging from pulsed energy capacitors to high-strain-high (blocking-)-force actuators, solid-state heating and cooling systems, and optoelectronic devices. PbZrO₃, as an end member of the PZT, (x)-PbZr_1-x Ti _x O₃, solid solution, has been the subject of many studies. However, processing of perovskite PbZrO₃ is extremely challenging due to phase instabilities induced by Pb loss at the temperatures necessary for perovskite crystallization. Here, we discuss the challenges associated with Pb loss, as well as

SUBMITTER: Haddad MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12268465 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature