Piezoelectric properties of (Na0.5K0.5)(Nb1‐xSbx)O3‐SrTiO3 ceramics with tetragonal‐pseudocubic PPB structure

CuO‐added 0.96(Na0.5K0.5)(Nb1‐xSbx)O3‐0.04SrTiO3 ceramics sintered at the low temperature of 960°C for 10 hours showed dense microstructures and high relative densities. The specimens with 0.0 ≤  x ≤ 0.04 had orthorhombic‐tetragonal polymorphic phase boundary (PPB) structure. Tetragonal‐pseudocubic...

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Published in:Journal of the American Ceramic Society 2018-09, Vol.101 (9), p.3997-4010
Main Authors: Kim, Dae‐Hyeon, Lee, Tae‐Gon, Cho, Sung‐Hoon, Lee, Ku‐Tak, Lee, Tae‐Ho, Hong, Youn‐Woo, Hong, Chang‐Hyo, Kim, Jeong‐Seog, Nahm, Sahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ceramics
Curie temperature
Electric fields
lead‐free ceramics
phase transition
piezoelectric materials/properties
Piezoelectricity
Strontium titanates
Transition temperature
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Summary:CuO‐added 0.96(Na0.5K0.5)(Nb1‐xSbx)O3‐0.04SrTiO3 ceramics sintered at the low temperature of 960°C for 10 hours showed dense microstructures and high relative densities. The specimens with 0.0 ≤  x ≤ 0.04 had orthorhombic‐tetragonal polymorphic phase boundary (PPB) structure. Tetragonal‐pseudocubic PPB structure was observed in specimens with 0.05 ≤  x ≤ 0.07, while the specimen with x = 0.08 has a pseudocubic structure. The structural variation in the specimens is explained by the decreases in the orthorhombic‐tetragonal transition temperature and Curie temperature with the addition of Sb5+ ions. The specimens with 0.05 ≤  x ≤ 0.07, which have tetragonal‐pseudocubic PPB structure, had large electric field‐induced strains of 0.14%‐0.016%. Moreover, these specimens also showed increased d33 values between 280 pC/N and 358 pC/N. In particular, the specimen with x = 0.055 showed particularly enhanced piezoelectric properties: d33 of 358 pC/N, kp of 0.45, and the electric field‐induced strain of 0.16% at 4.5 kV/mm.
ISSN:0002-7820
1551-2916
DOI:10.1111/jace.15542