Microscopic origins of the large piezoelectricity of leadfree (Ba,Ca)(Zr,Ti)O3
(Ba,Ca)(Zr,Ti)O3ceramics have attracted interest as lead-free materials with large piezoelectric responses. Here, the authors use an atomistic model to show the electromechanical properties are due to a complex microstructure and polarization fluctuations in the narrowly stable orthorhombic phase.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15944 |