Effect of lanthanum doping on the structural, ferroelectric, and strain properties of Bi1/2(Na0.82K0.18)1/2TiO3 lead-free ceramics

Thi Hinh Dinh, Hyun Young Lee, Chang Ho Yoon, Rizwan Ahmed Malik, Young Min Kong, Jae Shin Lee, Vu Diem Ngoc Tran

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Abstract

To clarify the effect of A-site donor doping on the phase transition and the strain enhancement, we investigated the crystal structure, as well as the piezoelectric, ferroelectric and electric-field-induced strain (EFIS) properties of La-doped Bi1/2(Na0. 82K0. 18)1/2TiO3 (BNKT) ceramics. Similarly to our previous studies on BNKT doped with B-site donors such as Nb and Ta, La doping was found to induce a ferroelectric-to-nonpolar (FE-NP) phase transition, leading to a large enhancement in EFIS just after the transition. The result provides strong evidence that a close relationship exists between the Goldschumidt's tolerance factor and the FE-NP transition in BNKT, which has been observed in B-site-donor or isovalent impurity-doped BNKT.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1004-1008
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the Korean Physical Society
Volume62
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bismuth sodium titanate
  • Electric-field-induced strain
  • La doping
  • Lead-free piezoelectric
  • Relaxor

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