Template-based electrophoretic deposition of perovskite PZT nanotubes

Dependence of lattice distortion of monoclinic phase on film thickness in Pb(Zr0.58Ti0.42)O3 thin films

“…Pb(Zr 1−x Ti x )O 3 (PZT) thin film has been widely used in many applications, such as actuators, sensors, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), because of its giant piezoelectric [1][2][3]. The PZT phase diagram extensively accepted was proposed by Jaffe et al [4] in 1971.…”

Electrophoretic Growth of PbTiO3Nanotubes

“…3 that mechanical polishing by corundum nanopowder is not an effective method in preparing well-ordered arrays from electrophoretically grown PbTiO 3 nanotubes. It could be useful to polish the filled template surfaces by more advanced milling techniques such as ion beam milling method, as already reported [17][18][19].…”

“…This method merely has been used for preparation of PbTiO 3 thin films and nanowires [13][14][15], with high quality and more condense thin films than other usual sol-gel methods. This technique employs the semiconductor behavior of nanoporous anodic alumina membranes in order to grow nanotubes with different outer diameter and wall thicknesses of 80-200 nm [17,19] and 23-39 nm respectively. Besides, by using the results of our previous article [16], single phase perovskite PbTiO 3 nanotubes were fabricated.…”

Influence of buffer layer on structural, electrical and mechanical properties of PZT/NiTi thin film heterostructures

“…The twin boundaries in martensite can be easily moved by an external stress to accommodate the strain, which is believed to be responsible for the high damping of NiTi based alloys [9,10]. On the other hand, lead zirconate titanate (PZT) family of perovskite oxides is most intensively studied ferroelectric materials due to their large remnant polarization, large electro-mechanical coupling coefficient, and relatively high Currie temperature [11,12]. It displays mechanical damping by polarizing along specific crystal directions producing electric charges (piezoelectric effect) when a stress or mechanical wave is applied.…”