title: Enhanced tunable characteristics of the Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-NaTaO3 relaxor-type system.
abstract: We have investigated the voltage-tunable characteristics of the Na(0.5)Bi(0.5)TiO(3)-NaTaO(3) homogeneity region, for which samples were prepared using a conventional solid-state reaction. The highest value of the relative tunability (n(r)) was obtained for the sample with 5 mol% of NaTaO(3), i.e., 47% at 1 MHz and a 70 kV/cm dc bias field. This sample also showed the highest value of the dielectric losses (tan delta) and temperature coefficient of the dielectric constant (tau(epsilon)), i.e., 0.05 and 4478 ppm/K, respectively. As the concentration of NaTaO(3) increased up to 90 mol% n(r), tan delta, and tau(epsilon) gradually decreased toward 22%, 0.0002 and -899 ppm/K, respectively. The dielectric constant of the samples varied in a similar manner between 662 and 130. At microwave frequencies, the dielectric losses of the samples substantially increased due to their relaxor-type nature. The lowest value was obtained for the samples with 90 mol% of NaTaO(3), i.e., 0.002. The tunable characteristics of the samples are related to the ferroelectric and dielectric properties, and it appears that the dielectric tunability of the Na(0.5)Bi(0.5)TiO(3)-NaTaO(3) system originates from its relaxor-type behavior.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Materials Department, Jozef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. matjaz.spreitzer@ijs.si
authors.forename: Matjaz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spreitzer
authors.forename: Jakob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: König
authors.forename: Bostjan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jancar
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Suvorov
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics / Q000295:instrumentation; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D017097:Electric Impedance; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D008422:Materials Testing; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D013635:Tantalum / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*
chemical_list: D010087:Oxides; C404416:sodium tantalate; D013635:Tantalum