Relaxor-lead titanate (PbTiO 3 ) crystals, which exhibit extremely high piezoelectricity, are believed to possess high electro-optic (EO) coefficients. However, the optical transparency of relaxor-PbTiO 3 crystals is severely reduced as a result of light scattering and reflection by domain walls, limiting electro-optic applications. Through synergistic design of a ferroelectric phase, crystal orientation, and poling technique, we successfully removed all light-scattering domain walls and achieved an extremely high transmittance of 99.6% in antireflection film–coated crystals, with an ultrahigh EO coefficient r 33 of 900 picometers per volt (pm V −1 ), >30 times as high as that of conventionally used EO crystals. Using these crystals, we fabricated ultracompact EO Q-switches that require very low driving voltages, with superior performance to that of commercial Q-switches. Development of these materials is important for the portability and low driving voltage of EO devices.

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Nonthermal plasma-catalysis hybrid technology (NTP-C) operated at ambient temperature and pressure offers an innovative and effective approach to solving the problem of dilute volatile organic compounds pollution. Herein, the destruction of benzene (50-450 ppm) over an in-plasma NTP-C composite system was investigated. The AO x /active carbon (AO x /AC), AO x /3A molecular sieve (AO x /MS), and AO x /c-Al 2 O 3 (A = Fe, Ag, Zn, Mn, and Cu) catalysts were prepared by the incipientwetness impregnation method. The destruction performances of NTP alone and NTP-C are compared under different reaction conditions, such as inlet reactant concentration, catalyst type, and energy density. AC exhibits the best benzene removal efficiency among three catalyst supports, and the performances of AO x /AC under different conditions follow the trend ofThe NTP with CuO/AC system exhibits the highest benzene elimination capability with almost 90.6 % inlet benzene removed at energy density of 70 and 270 J L -1 . The strong adsorption ability of AC and the optimal catalytic ability of crystalline structure of CuO on the AC support may be contributed to the excellent performance of CuO/AC. It is found that the NO x by-product also can be well controlled over NTP-CuO/AC system. Additionally, the surface of CuO/AC is more slipperier and homogeneous with the reaction proceeding, indicating higher stability of CuO/AC.

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