Structural, Ferroelectric and Field-Induced Strain Response of Nb-Modified (Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3-SrZrO3 Lead-Free Ceramics

Adnan Maqbool, Ali Hussain, Jamil Ur Rahman, Rizwan Ahmed Malik, Min Su Kim, Tae Kwon Song, Won Jeong Kim, Jae Hyun Lee, Myong Ho Kim

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Abstract

Lead-free ceramics system of 0.96[Bi0.5Na0.5Ti(1-x)NbxO3]-0.04SrZrO3 BNT-SZ-Nb100x (with Nb100x = 0-4) were prepared by a solid-state reaction method. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed the formation of pure perovskite phase with x ≤ 0.03. The temperature dependence of dielectric curves showed that maximum dielectric constant temperature (Tm) shifted towards lower temperatures and the curves become more diffuse with increasing Nb doping. Ferroelectric curves indicated a disruption of ferroelectric order upon Nb addition. From Nb0 to Nb2 ceramics, maximum values for the field-induced strain (Smax) was enhanced from 0.09 to 0.22%. The corresponding normalized strain (Smax/Emax) was increased from 125 to 315 pm/V.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23-31
Number of pages9
JournalFerroelectrics
Volume488
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Oct 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • electric field-induced strain
  • ferroelectric properties
  • Lead-free
  • relaxor behavior

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