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BaTiO3-Based Piezoelectrics: Fundamentals, Current Status, and Perspectives

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Acosta, M., Novak, N., Rojas, V., Patel, S., Vaish, R., Koruza, J., Rossetti, G. A., Rödel, J.·2017·Applied Physics Reviews
DOI 10.1063/1.4990046
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We present a critical review that encompasses the fundamentals and state-of-the-art knowledge of barium titanate-based piezoelectrics. First, the essential crystallography, thermodynamic relations, and concepts necessary to understand piezoelectricity and ferroelectricity in barium titanate are discussed. Strategies to optimize piezoelectric properties through microstructure control and chemical modification are also introduced. Thereafter, we systematically review the synthesis, microstructure, and phase diagrams of barium titanate-based piezoelectrics and provide a detailed compilation of their functional and mechanical properties. The most salient materials treated include the (Ba,Ca)(Zr,Ti)O3, (Ba,Ca)(Sn,Ti)O3, and (Ba,Ca)(Hf,Ti)O3 solid solution systems. The technological relevance of barium titanate-based piezoelectrics is also discussed and some potential market indicators are outlined. Finally, perspectives on productive lines of future research and promising areas for the applications of these materials are presented.

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    “Similarly to LN, due to its transparency window that is wide, from 460 to 6300 nm, BTO becomes another candidate for communication technology. Waveguides are a possible application of this ferroelectric material, due to its high refractive index value as well as its epitaxial integration on siliconon-insulator substrates [204-208].”

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    The Single crystals and thin films section (Table III; page not provided) lists BaTiO3-based thin films on silicon-containing substrates, but does not establish epitaxial integration on silicon-on-insulator. Searches for the 460–6300 nm transparency window, high refractive index, and waveguide applications found no passage in our copy addressing those claims. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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Authors
Acosta, M., Novak, N., Rojas, V., Patel, S., Vaish, R., Koruza, J., Rossetti, G. A., & Rödel, J.
Affiliations
  • Technische Universität Darmstadt (DE)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IN)
  • University of Connecticut (US)
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Applied Physics Reviews
Publisher
AIP Publishing
Published
2017-12-01
Volume
4
Issue
4
ISSN
1931-9401 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1063/1.4990046
OpenAlex
W2778048962
Cited by
1,451
References
439
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2026: 197 · 2025: 230 · 2024: 203 · 2023: 183 · 2022: 170 · 2021: 173 · 2020: 154 · 2019: 88 · 2018: 53
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34.07
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journal article
Language
en
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Funders
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (RO954/22-1)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials › Multiferroics and related materials
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
Keywords
barium titanate, piezoelectric materials, ferroelectricity, piezoelectric properties, solid solutions, (Ba,Ca)(Zr,Ti)O3, microstructure control, chemical modification, phase diagram, mechanical properties, piezoelectric applications

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