RIS ID
143392
Abstract
© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The impact of phase structure on piezoelectric performances of textured Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 (NBT) based lead-free ceramics was studied, including 0.88NBT-0.08K0.5Bi0.5TiO3-0.04BaTiO3 (88NBT) with morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) composition and 0.90NBT-0.07K0.5Bi0.5TiO3-0.03BaTiO3 (90NBT) with rhombohedral phase. Both textured ceramics exhibit a high Lotgering factor, being on the order of f~96%. The piezoelectric coefficients of the textured 88NBT and 90NBT ceramics are increased by 20% and 60%, respectively, comparing to their randomly oriented ceramics. The piezoelectric enhancement of 90NBT textured ceramic is three times higher than 88NBT, revealing the phase structure plays a significant role in enhancing the piezoelectric performances of textured ceramics. Of particular significance is that the 90NBT textured ceramic exhibits almost hysteresis-free strain behavior. The enhanced piezoelectric property with minimal strain hysteresis is attributed to the poled rhombohedral engineered domain configuration.
Publication Details
Gao, X., Dong, N., Xia, F., Guo, Q., Hao, H., Liu, H. & Zhang, S. (2020). Impact of phase structure on piezoelectric properties of textured lead-free ceramics. Crystals, 10 (5), 367-1-367-10.