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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1282-1288 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Materials Chemistry and Physics |
Volume | 143 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 14 Feb 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Dielectric
- Electrical properties
- Electronic materials
- Ferroelectricity
- Piezoelectricity