In this study, in order to develop the composition ceramics with the excellent electrocaloric properties, 8/65/35 PLZT ceramics were fabricated by the conventional solid-state method with the addition of Bi2O3, CuO, Li2CO3 and the variation of sintering temperature from 930℃ to 990℃. The XRD pattern of all specimens indicated general perovskite structure and the rhombohedral phase were observed. Curie temperature (Tc) of all specimens was observed in the vicinity of about 190℃. Density, coercive field and remnant polarization of the specimen sintered at 950℃ was 7.55 g/cm3, 8.895 kV/cm, 11.22 μC/㎠, respectively. EC effect of PLZT ceramics was measured by indirect method and the temperature change ΔT due to the electrocaloric effect was calculated by Maxwell’s relations. ΔT of ceramic sintered at 950℃ was 0.21℃ under application of 40 kV/cm at 190℃.

In this study, in order to develop the composition ceramics with the excellent electrocaloric properties, (Pb0.88La0. 08)(Zr0.65Ti0.35)O3 ceramics were fabricated by the conventional solid-state method. Electrocaloric effects of (Pb0.88La0.08)(Zr 0.65Ti0.35)O3 ferroelectric ceramics were investigated and discussed using the characteristics of P-E hysteresis loops at wide temperature range from room temperature to 220 . The temperature change ΔT due to the electrocaloric effec t was calculated by Maxwell’s relations, and reached the maximum of 0.19 at 190 under applied electric field of 30 kV/cm.