Synchrotron Radiation Topography on Domain Structure Induced by DC Electric Field in PZNT Ferroelectric Crystals

Abstract

The ferroelectric domain’s structure and its evolution processes induced by DC electric field in 0.92Pb（Zn1/3Nb2/3）O3-0.08PbTiO3（PZNT）crystal is observed using synchrotron radiation white-beam topography. Two organic plates with tinsels covering their surfaces are used as electrodes to employ DC electric field, and the characterizing sample is two PZNT crystal slices whose surface orientation is [111] and [001], respectively. This research results is considered to be useful for demonstrating the electric field induced phase transition in PZNT crystals.