Ceramics in the xPb(Zn 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 −(1 − x)Pb(Zr 0.5 Ti 0.5 )O 3 [xPZN-(1 − x)PZT] solid solution system are expected to display excellent dielectric, piezoelectric, and ferroelectric properties in compositions close to the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB). The dielectric behavior of ceramics with x = 0.1−0.6 has been characterized in order to identify the MPB compositions in this system. Combined with X-ray diffraction results, ferroelectric hysteresis measurements, and Raman reflectivity analysis, it was consistently shown that an MPB exists between x = 0.2 and x = 0.3 in this binary system. When x ≤ 0.2, the tetragonal phase dominates at ambient temperatures. In the range of x ≥ 0.3, the rhombohedral phase dominates. For this rhombohedral phase, electrical measurements reveal a profound frequency dispersion in the dielectric response when x ≥ 0.6, suggesting a transition from normal ferroelectric to relaxor ferroelectric between 0.5 ≤ x ≤ 0.6. Excellent piezoelectric properties were found in 0.3PZN-0.7PZT, the composition closest to the MPB with a rhombohedral structure. The results are summarized in a PZN-PZT binary phase diagram. N. Vittayakorn ( )