Abstract
Lead-free 0.96[{Bi0.5(Na0.84K0.16)0.5}1-xLax(Ti1-yNby)O3]-0.04SrTiO3 (BNKLTN-ST, with x, y=0.00-0.030) ceramics were synthesised by conventional solid state reaction (CSSR) method. Results showed that A- and B-site concurrent donor doping into BNKT-ST ceramics induces a phase transition from coexistence of ferroelectric tetragonal and rhombohedral to a relaxor pseudocubic phase with a significant disruption of the long-range ferroelectric order. At an optimal composition (x, y=0.010), a giant field-induced strain of S=0.38% was achieved at an applied field of 5 kV/mm, with a corresponding normalized strain (Smax/Emax) of 760 pm/V. Besides this, at further low field of 4 kV/mm, the Smax/Emax value slightly decreased to 725 pm/V, which is still highest among those obtained in non-textured lead-free BNT-based ceramics at such a low field.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 148-150 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Materials Letters |
Volume | 143 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Mar 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ferroelectrics
- Field-induced strain
- Piezoelectric materials