Dielectric properties of Pb(Zn1/3,Nb2/3)O3 ceramics modified by Ba(Zn1/3,Nb2/3)O3 and BaTiO3

Dielectric properties of lead zinc niobate (PZN) ceramics modified by barium zinc niobate (BZN) and BaTiO3 (BT) were investigated. By adding the modifier of BT and BZN, the stabilization of perovskite phase of PZN increased, but its Curie temperature decreased linearly with the amount of added modifier. Room temperature dielectric constant of PZN increased by addition of stabilizers up to 12 and 15 mol% of BZN and BT, respectively. The maximum room temperature dielectric constant was observed to be 7800 at 12 mol% of BZN, and 9800 at 15 mol% of BT, respectively. (C) 1998 Chapman & Hall.