Temperature-dependent field-induced phase transition behavior in Pb(Yb1/2Nb1/2)O3-based antiferroelectrics

Temperature-dependent field-induced phase transition behavior in Pb(Yb_1/2Nb_1/2)O₃-based antiferroelectrics

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Qing Li^a, Wei Deng^b, Tian-Ci Ma^c, Changhao Zhao^d, Mupeng Zheng^c, Lei Zhao^a^,^*, Qiong Wu^e^,^**, Chaofeng Wu^f^,^***, Fang-Zhou Yao^b, Wen Gong^b, Dragan Damjanovic^g, Mao-Hua Zhang^b^,^****

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Temperature-dependent field-induced phase transition behavior in Pb(Yb_1/2Nb_1/2)O₃-based antiferroelectrics

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Qing Li^a, Wei Deng^b, Tian-Ci Ma^c, Changhao Zhao^d, Mupeng Zheng^c, Lei Zhao^a^,^*, Qiong Wu^e^,^**, Chaofeng Wu^f^,^***, Fang-Zhou Yao^b, Wen Gong^b, Dragan Damjanovic^g, Mao-Hua Zhang^b^,^****

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^aCollege of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, Hebei, China

^bResearch Center for Advanced Functional Ceramics, Wuzhen Laboratory, Jiaxing, 314500, Zhejiang, China

^cKey Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China

^dSchool of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China

^eSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

^fCenter of Advanced Ceramic Materials and Devices, Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Jiaxing, 314006, Zhejiang, China

^gInstitute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

Published: 2026-03-20 doi: 10.1016/j.jmat.2025.101150

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Complex lead-based perovskites with the general formula Pb(B_x'B_1-_x")O₃, represent an important class of antiferroelectrics beyond the prototypical PbZrO₃ and NaNbO₃. Depending on the combination of Bsite species and the degree of cationic ordering, these materials exhibit a wide range of ferroic behaviors, spanning from antiferroelectric to (relaxor) ferroelectric responses. In this study, we investigate (Pb_1-_xBa_x)(Yb_1/2Nb_1/2)O₃ polycrystals synthesized via a two-step processing route. Despite displaying antiferroelectric, ferroelectric, or nearly linear dielectric behavior at room temperature, all compositions exhibit double polarization hysteresis loops in proximity to a lower-temperature dielectric anomaly. This dielectric anomaly originates from the competition between antipolar and nanoscale polar regions, and shifts towards lower temperature with increasing Ba content, reflecting the suppression of long-range antiferroelectric ordering. Notably, a composition-invariant temperature scale, T*, is identified and associated with the onset of static correlations among nanoscale polar entities, consistent with behavior reported in other complex Pb-based relaxor ferroelectrics. Superlattice reflections arising from antiparallel Pb²⁺ displacements persist above T*, suggesting an intricate cation-ordering landscape requiring further investigation. These findings underscore the coexistence and competition of polar and antipolar instabilities in complex lead-based perovskites, and their pronounced sensitivity to chemical substitution, thermal fluctuations, and external electric fields.

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Antiferroelectrics / Lead-based double perovskites / Pb(Yb_1/2Nb_1/2)O₃ / Electrical properties / Field-induced phase transition

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Qing Li, Wei Deng, Tian-Ci Ma, Changhao Zhao, Mupeng Zheng, Lei Zhao, Qiong Wu, Chaofeng Wu, Fang-Zhou Yao, Wen Gong, Dragan Damjanovic, Mao-Hua Zhang. Temperature-dependent field-induced phase transition behavior in Pb(Yb_1/2Nb_1/2)O₃-based antiferroelectrics[J]. Journal of Materiomics, 2026 , 12 (2) : 101150 - . DOI: 10.1016/j.jmat.2025.101150

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National Key R&D Program of China(2024YFF1400702)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(12574103)
Multi-Crossed Disciplines of Hebei University(DXK202414)
Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(E2025201006)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(12474213)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(52307030)
Beijing Natural Science Foundation(JL23004)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(52472117)

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Year 2026 volume 12 Issue 2

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doi: 10.1016/j.jmat.2025.101150

Receive Date：2025-07-14
Online Date：2026-08-13
Published：2026-03-20

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Received：2025-07-14
Revised：2025-09-13
Accepted：2025-09-25

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China(2024YFF1400702)

National Natural Science Foundation of China(12574103)

Multi-Crossed Disciplines of Hebei University(DXK202414)

Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(E2025201006)

National Natural Science Foundation of China(12474213)

National Natural Science Foundation of China(52307030)

Beijing Natural Science Foundation(JL23004)

National Natural Science Foundation of China(52472117)

Affiliations

^aCollege of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, Hebei, China

^bResearch Center for Advanced Functional Ceramics, Wuzhen Laboratory, Jiaxing, 314500, Zhejiang, China

^cKey Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China

^dSchool of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China

^eSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

^fCenter of Advanced Ceramic Materials and Devices, Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Jiaxing, 314006, Zhejiang, China

^gInstitute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

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^* E-mail addresses: leizhao@hbu.edu.cn (L. Zhao)

^** wu-qiong@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn (Q. Wu)

^*** wuchaofeng@tsinghua-zj.edu.cn (C. Wu)

^**** zhangmh@wuzhenlab.com (M.-H. Zhang).

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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数

科 Family	属数 Number of genus	种数 Number of species	占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%)	属 Genus	种数 Number of species	占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%)
鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae	2	11	5.26	鹅膏菌属 Amanita	10	4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae	2	12	5.74	丝盖伞属 Inocybe	5	2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae	8	14	6.70	蜡蘑属 Laccaria	5	2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae	3	23	11.00	小皮伞属 Marasmius	6	2.87
				小菇属 Mycena	11	5.26
				光柄菇属 Pluteus	5	2.39
				红菇属 Russula	17	8.13
				栓菌属 Trametes	5	2.39

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