J2-9253 — Interim report
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Investigations of ferroelectric polycrystalline bulks and thick films using piezoresponse force microscopy

The topic of the review article is the investigation of the ferroelectric domain structures in ceramic materials by atomic force microscope with piezoelectric moduli. The part of the article represent also the ferroelectric domain structure of PFN ceramics that was prepared within this project. The article was used also as a study material for the course at the Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School in Ljubljana.

D.10 Educational activities

COBISS.SI-ID: 32191271
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Multicaloric properties of Pb(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3-based ceramics

The project leader was a co-organizer of the international conference MIDEM and attached workshop. At the conference, a contribution on the topic of multicaloric materials prepared within this project was presented. In this contribution we have discussed the dielectric, relaxor-ferroelectric and multicaloric properties of Pb(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3-based ceramics.

B.01 Organiser of a scientific meeting

COBISS.SI-ID: 31762983
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Multicaloric properties of (1-x)Pb(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3-xBiFeO3 ceramic materials

The project leader organized the workshop on the topic of multicaloric materials at the conference E-MRS, Warsaw, Poland. The title of the workshop was: "Caloric materials for efficient heat management applications: advances and challenges". At this workshop, a contribution on the topic of multicaloric materials prepared within this project was presented.In this contribution we have discussed the optimal preparation procedure of (1-x)Pb(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3-xBiFeO3 samples and their dielectric, relaxor-ferroelectric and electromechanical properties. In addition, we have shown the preliminary results of their caloric properties.

B.01 Organiser of a scientific meeting

COBISS.SI-ID: 32695079