title: Visible and infrared transparency in lead-free bulk BaTiO(3) and SrTiO(3) nanoceramics.
abstract: Multifunctional transparent ferroelectric ceramics have widespread applications in electro-optical devices. Unfortunately, almost all currently used electro-optical ceramics contain a high lead concentration. In this work, via coupling of spark plasma sintering with high pressure, we have successfully synthesized bulk lead-free transparent nanostructured BaTiO(3) (abbreviated as BTO) and SrTiO(3) (STO) ceramics with excellent optical transparency in both visible and infrared wavelength ranges. This success highlights potential ingenious avenues to search for lead-free electro-optical ceramics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical, Inorganic and Structural Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden. jwliu@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhijian
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Wenlong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Yonghao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Amiya K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mukherjee