RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES OF LEAD-FREE FERROELECTRICS

Lead-free ferroelectric materials are currently subject to extensive research activities owing to environmental concerns and corresponding legislation which point to substitute lead-based ferroelectric materials. The paper provides an overview on recent research activities and trends in the field of...

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Published inFunctional materials letters Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors EICHEL, RÜDIGER-A., KUNGL, HANS
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published World Scientific Publishing Company 01.03.2010
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ISSN1793-6047
1793-7213
DOI10.1142/S179360471000097X

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Summary:Lead-free ferroelectric materials are currently subject to extensive research activities owing to environmental concerns and corresponding legislation which point to substitute lead-based ferroelectric materials. The paper provides an overview on recent research activities and trends in the field of lead-free ferroelectrics. The current work is grouped by contributions to atomistic-scale analysis of lead-free materials, structure and phase formation, micro structure and dopant effects on piezoelectric properties. The results and challenges to research in these fields are briefly sketched; so a framework is provided in which the contributions of the present topical issue to the major topics in lead-free ferroelectrics are related. The contributions in this issue are listed in Refs. 63–77. Finally, the current status of research and technology on lead-free materials is summarized.
ISSN:1793-6047
1793-7213
DOI:10.1142/S179360471000097X