Here, we report a spontaneously formed nanolamellar BaTiO3–CoFe2O4 bicrystal. 11̄0 interfaces join the BaTiO3 and CoFe2O4 single crystalline periodically arranged lamellae that have a common 111 direction. The superlattice of approximately 2 nm wavelength is magnetoelectric with a frequency dependent coupling coefficient of 20 mV/Oe cm at 100 Hz. The BaTiO3 component is a ferroelectric relaxor w...

The influence of magnetic field on the dielectric properties of several Mn1-x(Mg,Zn)xWO4 multiferroic ceramics is investigated, and confirms an additional phase transition below the ferroelectric Curie temperature previously detected in this system in zero magnetic field. In highly doped samples an original plateau of the capacitance is observed between T2 and this additional transition. Pyroel...

Consider an insulating system with non-zero spontaneous polarization Ps (dielectric di‐ pole moment per unit volume). If an applied external electric field E that is greater than the so-called coercive field Ec can reverse Ps then our system is a ferroelectric system. Ferroelectricity has a long and exciting history described in [1,2]. In the beginning of its historical development (the Rochell...

Barium Titanate (BaTiO3) and Lithium Niobate (LiNb03) thin films (0,2 to 1 pm) were deposited ont0 Platinum foils and Silicon wafers (M. 1. S. capacitor structure). In the present work, polycristalline films which had been prepared by R. F. cathodic sputtering of ceramic targets were studied. With a substrate temperature below 300 OC during the deposition, good insulating amorphous films with a...

Recent advances in the development of novel methods for the local characterization of ferroelectric domains open up new opportunities not only to image, but also to control and to create desired domain configurations (domain engineering). The morphotropic and polymorphic phase boundaries that are frequently used to increase the electromechanical and dielectric performance of ferroelectric ceram...

Introduction Over the last twenty years, a great advancement in knowledge and technique for fine ceramics has been made in China. Although there is a long history of creating traditional ceramic and its culture in venerable china, the research and production of advanced ceramics on a large scale was started merely from 70th of last century. By now, there are more than 100 universities and resea...

Dielectric constant and morphology of BaTiO3-polymer composite films were studied as a function of the filler concentration. The morphology of the films was examined using laser scanning confocal microscopy, which is capable to measure small particle distributions in more details than conventional microscopy. The thin-slice images allowed us to visualize the micronsize particles and the polymer...