Dynamic scaling of hysteresis dispersion in ferroelectrics

J. M. Liu*, H. Yu, B. Pan, X. Y. Chen

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Abstract

The dynamic hysteresis of three representative ferroelectric Pb(Ti 0.48Zr0.52)O3 (PZT), Bi2Sr 2Ta5O9 (SBT) and Bi4Ti 3O12 (BTO) thin films and one 1-3 Pb0.95La 0.05TiO3 (PLT)/polymer composites, measured using the Sawyer-Tower (ST) method, is summarized, focusing on the dependence of the hysteresis area as a function of the amplitude E0 and frequency f of the external electric field E. It is found that the one-parameter scaling of the single-peaked hysteresis dispersion applies to the three types of ferroelectric thin films and a Ginzburg-Landau (GL) model system where the domain reversal can be kinetically described by a unique characteristic time. It is confirmed by all of the three ferroelectric systems that the effective characteristic time for the domain reversal is inversely proportional to the field amplitude, while this scaling does not work for the composite system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2-6
Number of pages5
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: B
Volume118
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Apr 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dynamic scaling
  • Ferroelectric hysteresis
  • Hysteresis dispersion

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