20.500.12556/DiRROS-27654 Investigation of ceramic powders using piezoresponse force microscopy Piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) is a widely used technique for probing the piezoelectric and ferroelectric properties of ceramic materials at the nanoscale. However, its application to ceramic powders remains challenging due to the irregular non-flat shape of the powders. In this study, an approach for PFM analysis of ceramic powders is presented, where ceramic powders are embedded in polymer resin and polished to achieve flat surface for PFM imaging. The approach is demonstrated on ferroelectric PbZr0.53Ti0.47O3 (PZT) and 0.65Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–0.35PbTiO3 (PMN-35PT) powders. PFM imaging reveals the piezoelectricity within the powder particles and localises the ferroelectric domains within them, while the PFM switching spectroscopy experiment is used to observe the domain switching behavior. ceramic powder piezoresponse force microscopy keramični prah true false true Elsevier Nizozemska Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik © 2026 The Author(s). Neznano 2026-02-17 13:03:49 2026-02-17 13:03:49 2026-02-18 03:58:06 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 17. 2. 2026; str. 1-4 Vol. 409, [article no.] 140226 Apr. 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2025-11-04 2026-02-05 2026-02-07 620.1/.2 1873-4979 10.1016/j.matlet.2026.140226 268735235 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167577X26001850 1 b9c90386-0bf8-11f1-bcbc-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=40571 RAZ_Suban_Nejc_2026.pdf RAZ_Suban_Nejc_2026.pdf Raziskovalni podatki so na voljo na spletni strani: https://zenodo.org/records/17377466. 1 32A821A1D992D2ED97AF490F4880F8B4 e4df4fdb24f29a790cf3505402d09acb8c9c384b53246fbafa05a37d0797079c 04a7700e-0bf9-11f1-bcbc-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=40572 Institut Jožef Stefan 0 0 0