Simultaneous measurement of X-ray diffraction and ferroelectric polarization data as a function of applied electric field and frequency.
The characteristics of a new ferroelectric measurement system at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility are presented. The electric-field-induced phase transitions of Pb(Mg(1/3)Nb(2/3))O(3)-xPbTiO(3) are determined via in situ measurements of electric polarization within the synchrotron diffraction beamline. Real-time data collection methods on single-crystal samples are employed as a function of frequency to determine the microstructural origin of piezoelectric effects within these materials, probing the dynamic ferroelectric response.
National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington TW11 0LW, UK. jenny.wooldridge@npl.co.uk
Jenny
J
Wooldridge
Steph
S
Ryding
Simon
S
Brown
Tim L
TL
Burnett
Markys G
MG
Cain
Robert
R
Cernik
Ricardo
R
Hino
Mark
M
Stewart
Paul
P
Thompson