作者: Tom T.A. Lummen , Yijia Gu , Jianjun Wang , Shiming Lei , Fei Xue
DOI: 10.1038/NCOMMS4172
关键词: Phase (matter) 、 Thermotropic crystal 、 Materials science 、 Condensed matter physics 、 Piezoelectricity 、 Phase transition
摘要: Morphotropic phase boundaries, which separate two competing phases of different chemical composition, are the crucial ingredient for lead-based piezoelectrics. Here, authors show that similar enhanced properties and analogous thermotropic boundaries can occur in simple, lead-free ferroelectrics.