Field-induced strain and polarization response in lead-free Bi 1/2(Na0.80K0.20)1/2TiO 3-SrZrO3 ceramics

Ali Hussain, Jamil Ur Rahman, Arif Zaman, Rizwan Ahmed Malik, Jin Soo Kim, Tae Kwon Song, Won Jeong Kim, Myong Ho Kim

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Abstract

The structure, field-induced strain, polarization and dielectric response of lead-free SrZrO3-modified Bi1/2(Na0.80K 0.20)1/2TiO3 (abbreviated as BNKT-SZ100x, with x = 0-0.05) ceramics were investigated. The X-ray diffraction analysis of BNKT-SZ100x ceramics reveals no remarkable change in the crystal structure within the studied composition range. Around critical composition (x = 0.03) at a driving field of 6 kV mm-1, large unipolar strain of 0.37% (S max/Emax = 617) was obtained at room temperature. The ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of BNKT ceramics were significantly increased at 2 mol%. At x = 0.02, remnant polarization reached a maximum value of 34 μC cm-2, while the piezoelectric constant (d33) attained maximum value of 190 pC/N. These results indicate that BNKT-SZ100x ceramics can be considered as promising candidate materials for lead-free piezoelectric actuator applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1282-1288
Number of pages7
JournalMaterials Chemistry and Physics
Volume143
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Feb 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dielectric
  • Electrical properties
  • Electronic materials
  • Ferroelectricity
  • Piezoelectricity

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