Published February 4, 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Extension of thickness-dependent dielectric breakdown law on adiabatically compressed ferroelectric materials

  • 1. Loki Incorporated, Rolla, Missouri 65409 (United States)
  • 2. Department of Mining and Nuclear Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409-0450 (United States)
  • 3. Pulsed Power LLC, Lubbock, Texas 79416 (United States)

Description

It is experimentally found that the Eb(d) = γ · d−ξ law describing the thickness-dependent breakdown electric field for solid dielectrics at ambient conditions can be extended for dielectrics in other thermodynamic states. It follows from the experimental results reported herein that the breakdown field, Eb(d), of Pb(Zr0.95Ti0.05)O3 (PZT 95/5) and Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 (PZT 52/48) ferroelectrics subjected to explosive adiabatic compression obeys the above-mentioned law in a wide range of voltages, up to 150 kV.

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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
102
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 052906-052906.5
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

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