Predominant factors affecting the dielectric and piezoelectric properties of bismuth-containing complex perovskite solid solution

To study the factors affecting the dielectric and piezoelectric properties of bismuth-containing complex perovskites, the solid solution (1−x)Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃-xBi(Mg_2/3Nb_1/3)O₃ was prepared by the solid state reaction method and its dielectric and piezoelectric properties were investigated. It is found that (1) at room temperature, the nonlinearity of the DE-loop for Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃ is completely suppressed at a rather low x (<5%); (2) dielectric constant versus temperature curves deviate from the Curie-Weiss law at a temperature T_d much higher than the dielectric constant peak temperature T_m and T_m−T_d decreases considerably with increasing x; and (3) frequency dispersion ΔT_m=T_m (1 MHz)−T_m (10 kHz) increases with increasing x. Possible factors responsible for the variation of the dielectric and piezoelectric properties with x are discussed.