The Effect of Poling on the Properties of 0.65Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–0.35PbTiO3 Ceramics

The effects of the poling field on the structural and electrical properties of 0.65Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–0.35PbTiO3 (0.65PMN–0.35PT) ceramics were investigated. The highest piezoelectric coefficient d 33, coupling coefficients k p, k t, and mechanical quality factor Q m were achieved for ceramics poled at electric fields between 2 and 3.5 kV/mm, whereas the d 33, k p, k t, and Q m of ceramics poled at higher electric fields, i.e., 4 and 4.5 kV/mm, were lower. The non-poled ceramics contained 86% of the monoclinic phase with the space group P m and 14% of the tetragonal phase with the space group P4m m. However, the ceramics poled at 2.5 kV/mm contained 99% of the monoclinic phase and the rest is the tetragonal phase. The results show that the ratio of the monoclinic to the tetragonal phases can be changed by the application of a poling electric field and that the extent of this change is dependent on the field strength.