Abstract
Recently, we reported on the appearance of a double peak in the switching current during the reverse poling. In the present paper, the switching current measurements have been carried out on a soft lead zirconate titanate as a function of grain size. While in small grains only a small single switching peak is observed, large grains, however, showed double peak switching, as commonly observed in this material. The pyroelectric coefficient curves show a consistent trend with the switching curves. This behavior is attributed to non-180° domain switching during the reversed poling case as a result of residual stresses developed during forward poling. ©2007 American Institute of Physics
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 093508 |
| Pages (from-to) | 093508-1/3 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2007 |