Lead-free piezoelectrics based on potassium-sodium niobate with giant d 33

  • Binyu Zhang
  • , Jiagang Wu
  • , Xiaojing Cheng
  • , Xiaopeng Wang
  • , Dingquan Xiao
  • , Jianguo Zhu
  • , Xiangjian Wang
  • , Xiaojie Lou

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Abstract

High-performance lead-free piezoelectrics (d33 > 400 pC/N) based on 0.96(K0.5Na0.5)0.95Li 0.05Nb1-xSbxO3-0.04BaZrO 3 with the rhombohedral-tetragonal (R-T) phase boundary have been designed and prepared. The R-T phase boundary lies the composition range of 0.04 ≤ x ≤ 0.07, and the dielectric and piezoelectric properties of the ceramics with the compositions near the phase boundary are significantly enhanced. In addition, the ceramic with x = 0.07 has a giant d33 of ∼425 pC/N, which is comparable to that (∼416 pC/N) of textured KNN-based ceramics (Saito, Y.; Takao, H.; Tani, T.; Nonoyama, T.; Takatori, K.; Homma, T.; Nagaya, T.; Nakamura, M. Nature 2004, 432, 84). The underlying physical mechanisms for enhanced piezoelectric properties are addressed. We believe that the material system is the most promising lead-free piezoelectric candidates for the practical applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7718-7725
Number of pages8
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume5
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Aug 2013

Keywords

  • giant d
  • lead-free piezoelectrics
  • potassium-sodium niobate
  • rombohedral-tetragonal phase boundary

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