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Atomic scale investigation of enhanced ferroelectricity in (Ba,Ca)TiO3†
Xiao Na Zhu,Xing Chen,He Tian,Xiang Ming Chen
RSC Advances Pub Date : 04/25/2017 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C7RA00662D
Abstract

The precise atomic positions and occupancies in (Ba,Ca)TiO3 ceramics have been characterized by high angle annular dark field (HADDF)-scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), and annular bright field (ABF)-STEM. EELS precisely determines the distribution of Ba, Ca, and Ti ions in the perovskite structure, confirming the occupancy of ∼7% Ca content at B-site in (Ba0.75Ca0.25)TiO3, which is the first direct evidence of Ca occupancy at the B-site in (Ba,Ca)TiO3 ceramics. ABF-STEM mapped the displacement of Ti ions and oxygen ions with respect to the center of Ba ions. By averaging the displacements of Ti and O ions in multiple single domains, it confirms the average Ti displacement of 0.263 Å, and large apical and equatorial oxygen displacement of 0.264 Å and 0.347 Å, respectively. Such great displacements in (Ba,Ca)TiO3 compared to BaTiO3 are direct evidence for the structure origin of the ferroelectric enhancement in Ca substituted BaTiO3.

Graphical abstract: Atomic scale investigation of enhanced ferroelectricity in (Ba,Ca)TiO3
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