Coexistence of local structural heterogeneities and long-range ferroelectricity in Pb-free (1-x)Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-x(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 ceramics

Koushik Dey, Abdul Ahad, Kamini Gautam +11

Environmentally benign (1-x)Ba(Ti${}_{0.8}$Zr${}_{0.2}$)O${}_3$-x(Ba${}_{0.7}$Ca${}_{0.3}$)TiO${}_3$ (BZT-BCT) ceramics are promising materials due to their remarkable high piezoresponse [Liu…