Preparation, X-ray phase analysis and dielectric properties of Pb(Fe1-xCox)2/3W1/3O3 and Pb(Co1-yFey)1/2W1/2O3 (0 ≤ x, y ≤ 1) systems

In this work, the Pb(Fe 1-x Co x ) 2/3 W 1/3 O 3 (PFCW) and Pb(Co 1-y Fe y ) 1/2 W 1/2 O 3 (PCFW) ceramics with 0 ≤ x, y ≤ 1 were successfully fabricated by a solid-state reaction process. X–ray diffraction phase analysis indicate the formation of two different series of solid solutions with a perovskite structure and with the substitution limits of Fe for Co (in PFCW) and Co for Fe (in PCFW) are x = 0.35 and y ≈ 0.05, respectively. Based on the results of dielectric study of the PFCW ceramics, it was shown that a crossover from relaxor ferroelectric to ferroelectric with a diffuse phase transition takes place at x = 0.10. In the case of PCFW ceramics, the observed dielectric maxima correspond to the phase transitions at 320 K and 256 K. The peculiarities of the temperature dependencies of the thermally stimulated depolarization currents of PFCW and PCFW solid solutions were studied and discussed.