Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3基无铅压电陶瓷的研究进展

随着经济的发展和人们环保意识的增强,无铅压电陶瓷的研究和开发越来越引起人们的重视.由于钛酸铋钠(Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3,简称为BNT)基无铅压电陶瓷具有良好的铁电性和高的剩余极化引起了广大学者的关注.本文分析了BNT基无铅压电陶瓷的研究进展,其中晶粒取向生长技术是提高其压电性能的一个重要途径.本文还介绍了一种溶剂热法制备织构化BNT基无铅压电陶瓷的方法.     

Composition and microstructure of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 ceramics with excess Bi

In the present work, Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ (NBT) ceramics with the addition of excess Bi in two different ways – before calcination and before sintering – are considered, revealing how the excess Bi affects their microstructure and chemical content. Average grain size is seen to decrease, with the grain size distribution becoming less diffused at higher excess Bi concentrations. The reason for such a feature is the shift of the sintering temperature region where the abnormal grain growth starts to contribute towards higher temperatures. The influence of excess Bi is more pronounced in the case if it is added before calcination. It was discovered that a small amount of excess Bi helps to prevent the formation of Bi-deficient inclusions. While, high concentrations of excess Bi induce the formation of Bi-rich inclusions – most probably Na_0.5Bi_4.5Ti₄O₁₅. Possible mechanisms of formation of both types of inclusions are discussed in detail. Instead of Bi over-stoichiometry, elevated Na content and slightly lower O content were detected in the matrix grains of the sintered NBT ceramics prepared with excess Bi. These deviations increase upon increasing the added excess Bi concentration. The presence of another, Na-rich phase, is assumed, which could not be detected by X-ray diffraction or by energy-dispersive X-ray analysis.     

溶胶-凝胶法合成(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3微粉

以钛酸四丁酯、硝酸铋、醋酸钠和冰醋酸为原料,利用溶胶-凝胶工艺得到透明凝胶,经干燥后煅烧成(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3微粉。通过对溶胶体系水/醇盐的摩尔比、初始pH值及胶凝温度对(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3凝胶体系溶胶-凝胶形成过程影响的研究,发现水/醇盐比R在35≤R≤60,pH在2.2~3.5,反应温度在40~60℃时,能够得到透明的溶胶;通过TG-DTA、SEM、X-ray等分析手段对(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3粉体进行测试,表明在650℃合成1h可以得到单一钙钛矿(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3晶体;采用TEM对(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3干凝胶粉体分析其粒径大小约为10nm。     

Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-K0.5Bi0.5TiO3系无铅压电陶瓷的极化工艺研究

主要研究了极化电场,极化时间和极化温度等工艺参数对Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-K0.5Bi0.5TiO3系无铅压电陶瓷介电和压电性能的影响。结果表明:极化电场和极化温度对压电陶瓷的介电、压电性能影响较大,而极化时间则影响较小。适宜的极化电场是3～3.5kV/mm,极化温度70～80℃,极化时间为10～15min。     

Microstructure and electric properties of (Na0.85K0.15)0.5Bi0.5TiO3 composited films with alternative TiO2 layers

In this work, in order to investigate the effect of TiO₂ layer on the microstructure and piezoelectric properties of (Na_0.85K_0.15)_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ (NKBT) thin films, TiO₂ layer was inserted at the interface between the NKBT thin film and substrate and on both sides of the NKBT, i.e., at the interface and on the top of the NKBT thin film. NKBT composited films with alternative TiO₂ layer were deposited on Pt/Ti/SiO₂/Si substrate by aqueous sol‐gel method. X‐ray diffraction observation found that the degree of (100) preferred orientation strengthened with TiO₂ layers added, especially on both sides of NKBT thin film. The TiO₂/NKBT/TiO₂ composited film with both TiO₂ layer of 40 nm thickness exhibited a remnant polarization value P_r of 22.6 μc/cm³ and effective piezoelectric coefficient of approximate 77 pm/V, which are much larger than that of the single‐layered NKBT thin film with P_r value of 13.7 μc/cm³ and of 56 pm/V, respectively. According to the investigation of the temperature‐dependent ferroelectric property, it was found that the P_r gradually increased, and in the meantime the coercive voltage gradually moved to higher voltage with testing temperature varied from 20 to ?150°C. Besides, applied voltage dependence of leakage current density measurement indicated that the TiO₂ layer would effectively lower the leakage current of the films, and the TiO₂/NKBT/TiO₂ composited film both TiO₂ layer of 40 nm exhibited the lowest leakage current.     

Combining effects of TiO6 octahedron rotations and random electric fields on structural and properties in Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3

The structural and dielectric properties of Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ (NBT) ceramics and crystals have been investigated and are compared to that of Pb(Zr_0.55Ti_0.45)O₃ (PZT55/45) and Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)_0.72Ti_0.28O₃ (PMNT 72/28) ceramics. X-ray diffraction (XRD) profiles for (100), (110), (111), (200), (220), and (222) (referred to cubic structure) reveal that the monoclinic structure with Cc space group exists both in the NBT single crystal and ceramics. The diffraction profile obtained with high resolution laboratory XRD for the NBT single crystal can be well described, using Cc model instead of R3c model. The dielectric constant of NBT below T_hump shows some similarity to that of PZT45/55 ceramics below 50°C in which oxygen octahedron rotations cause the frequency dispersion of the dielectric constant. The temperature-dependent dielectric constant for NBT can be deconvolved into two independent processes. The lower temperature process shows a typical relaxor characteristic and follows the Vogel-Fulcher relationship. The other process at higher temperature shows less frequency-dependent behavior. Comparing the dielectric constant of NBT with that of PZT55/45 and PMNT72/28 reveals that both oxygen octahedral rotations and random electric fields play an important role in the frequency dispersion of the dielectric constant for NBT relaxor feroelectric.     

铁掺杂钛酸铋钠钾陶瓷的制备及表征

采用传统固相法制备了无铅压电陶瓷Bi0.5(Na0.825K0.175)0.5TiO3+xFe2O3(x为质量分数,0、0.1%、0.3%、0.5%、0.7%、1.0%、1.5%)(简写BNKTF-x),利用X射线衍射(XRD),和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等分析表征了该体系陶瓷的结构、介电与压电性能。XRD测试表明,在1 180℃、2 h的烧结条件下,当铁的质量分数小于1.0%时,陶瓷呈现单一相的钙钛矿结构。所有陶瓷晶粒大多呈四方晶形,晶界明显。增加铁的含量有利于晶粒生长。此外,铁的加入也使陶瓷样品气孔率降低,当铁的质量分数在0.3%左右时陶瓷的致密性最好。BNKTF-0.1%体系陶瓷具有较好的电学性能:d33=145 pC/N,kp=0.28,εr=869,tanδ=0.032,Qm=106。     

Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3基无铅压电陶瓷设计与制备研究的新进展

综述了Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3(BNW)基无铅压电陶瓷体系研究的最新进展,介绍了BNT基无铅压电陶瓷的设计方法及其制备技术.用自洽场离散变分法(self-consult charge-discrete variation-Xa,SCC-DV-Xa)等计算方法可为设计新型BNT基陶瓷提供重要的理论指导.用湿化学法,包括:溶胶-凝胶法、柠檬酸盐法、水热法等,可以合成BNT基纳米粉体,该类方法制备的BNT基粉体具有良好烧结活性,利于致密化烧结,使材料电性能得到改善.用模板晶粒生长技术可获得晶粒生长定向程度很高的BNT基压电陶瓷材料,进而提高材料在特定方向的压电性能.     

Enhanced pyroelectric response from domain-engineered lead-free (K0.5Bi0.5TiO3-BaTiO3)-Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 ferroelectric ceramics

Enhanced pyroelectric response is achieved via domain engineering from [001] grain-oriented, tetragonal-phase, lead-free 0.2(2/3K_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃-1/3BaTiO₃)-0.8Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ (KBT-BT-NBT) ceramics prepared by a templated grain growth method. The [001] crystallographic orientation leads to large polarization in tetragonal symmetry; therefore, texturing along this direction is employed to enhance the pyroelectricity. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed a Lotgering factor (degree of texturing) of 93 % along the [001] crystallographic direction. The textured KBT-BT-NBT lead-free ceramics showed comparable pyroelectric figures of merit to those of lead-based ferroelectric materials at room temperature (RT). In addition to the enhanced pyroelectric response at RT, an enormous enhancement in the pyroelectric response (from 1750 to 90,900 μC m^?2 K^?1) was achieved at the depolarization temperature because of the sharp ferroelectric to antiferroelectric phase transition owing to coherent 180° domain switching. These results will motivate the development of a wide range of lead-free pyroelectric devices, such as thermal sensors and infra-red detectors.     

High performance lead-free piezoelectric 0.96(K0.48Na0.52)NbO3-0.03[Bi0.5(Na0.7K0.2Li0.1)0.5]ZrO3-0.01(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3 single crystals grown by solid state crystal growth and their phase relations

0.96(K_0.48Na_0.52)NbO₃-0.03[Bi_0.5(Na_0.7K_0.2Li_0.1)_0.5]ZrO₃-0.01(Bi_0.5Na_0.5)TiO₃ single crystals were grown for the first time by the solid state crystal growth method, using [001] or [110]-oriented KTaO₃ seed crystals. The grown single crystal shows a dielectric constant of 2720 and polarization-electric field loops of a lossy normal ferroelectric, with P_r = 45 μC/cm² and E_c = 14.9 kV/cm, while the polycrystalline samples with a dielectric constant of 828 were too leaky for P-E measurement due to humidity effects. The single crystal has orthorhombic symmetry at room temperature. Dielectric permittivity peaks at 26 °C and 311 °C, respectively, are attributed to rhombohedral-orthorhombic and tetragonal–cubic phase transitions. Additionally, Raman scattering shows the presence of an orthorhombic-tetragonal phase transition at ∼150 °C, which is not indicated in the permittivity curves but by the loss tangent anomalies. A transition around 700 °C in the high temperature dc conductivity is suggested to be a ferroelastic-paraelastic transition.     

Enhancement of piezoelectric catalysis of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 with electric poling for dye decomposition

In this work, the performance of solid-phase sintered Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ ceramic powder catalyst is investigated for Rhodamine B (RhB) dye decomposition under different electric poling fields. As a result of the vibration excitation, the piezoelectric catalytic decomposition ratio of the poled Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ for RhB dye wastewater increases from 10.84% to 51.32% as the electric poling field increases from 0 to 0.5 kV/mm. The improved piezoelectric catalytic activity could be attributed to a rise in the piezoelectric performance of Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ after electric poling. The addition of the different types of radical scavengers in piezoelectric catalysis further proves that a large amount of superoxide-free radicals and a small number of hydroxyl radicals participate in the catalytic reaction. Our results demonstrate that electric poling, as a simple and effective method of improving piezoelectric catalysis, has potential applications in dye-containing wastewater treatment.     

Analysis of high temperature reduction process of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-based ceramics

Lead-free metamaterials with enormous effective apparent piezoelectric response has been fabricated by applying an asymmetric chemical reduction to Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ (NBT)-based ceramics. To achieve high performance, optimization of the reduction conditions is required. In this study, we analyzed the effect of reduction temperature and time on the reduction thickness of NBT-based ceramics. We found that the reduction reaction between NBT-based ceramics and graphite is an interface reaction rate-controlled process. The reduction thickness has a linear relationship with the reaction time at a fixed reduction temperature. The lower activation energy of NBT-based ceramics than that of lead-based materials indicates the lead-free ceramics are easier to be reduced. The effect of the reduction on the flexoelectric-like response was further explored, and the maximum response (?>1 mC/m) was measured in the ceramics having a reduction-thickness-to-total-thickness ratio of around 0.28. This study provides a guideline to optimize the fabrication conditions of the NBT-based metamaterials.     

Structural Modulation of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 in Hydrothermal Synthesis

In this study, the high‐quality cubic‐shaped single‐crystalline Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ (NBT) has been successfully synthesized by a hydrothermal method, in which their grain size can be modulated effectively by both mineralizer concentration and reactant concentration. Our result shows that the formation of fine cubic‐shaped NBT can be promoted by increasing the mineralizer concentration, while be inhibited by increasing the reactant concentration as a whole. However, further higher mineralizer concentration or lower reactant concentration may lead to a smaller grain size in NBT. From our results, it is suggested that, to synthesize a big single crystalline of NBT, a suitable mineralizer and reactant concentration should be carefully considered. Interestingly, it is also found that the one‐dimensional nanostructure may be more inclined to form Na–Ti–O (NT) compounds rather than NBT phase. And the growth mechanism and a possible growth model have been presented. Our result presents a simple and green technical preparation route for the low‐cost and high‐quality NBT single crystalline with self‐designed shape and size.     

A位元素非化学计量Bi0.5(Na,K)0.5TiO3-BiFeO3压电陶瓷

采用传统陶瓷制备方法,制备了A位元素非化学计量无铅压电陶瓷0.79(Bi0.5Na0.5)tTiO3–0.18(Bi0.5K0.5)tTiO3–0.03BitFeO3(t=0.95～1.05)。研究了A位元素非化学计量对该体系陶瓷微观结构、压电性能的影响,同时通过测量不同外加应力下压电应变常数(d33),研究了影响d33和径向机电耦合系数(kp)的不同机理。结果表明:A位元素缺乏较多时,析出第二相。kp随A位元素过量与不足的增加而减少,d33随A位元素过量的增加基本不变,随A位元素不足的增加而减少。采用极化相位角(θmax)衡量陶瓷极化程度,发现kp随θmax增加而增加,d33随θmax增加变化不明显。d33在低于临界应力时基本不变,当应力高于临界应力后,随应力增加而下降。压电陶瓷中的应力场对畴壁运动与弹性偶极子的作用是影响d33的作用机理之一。     

(Na1-xKx)0.5Bi0.5TiO3系无铅压电陶瓷的电学性能研究

利用固相法制备了(Na1-xKx)0.5Bi0.5TiO3系压电陶瓷,所得陶瓷样品介电损耗tanδ最大不超过5%,最好的压电常数d33=153pC/N,平面机电耦合系数kp=0.299,它们分别出现在x=0.22和0.20处。同时通过对其介电性能的测试,表明该样品具有弛豫铁电性,是典型的弛豫铁电体。     

Highly enhanced thermal stability in quenched Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-based lead-free piezoceramics

Unquenched and quenched ceramics of 0.85Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃-0.11K_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃-0.04BaTiO₃ have been prepared, and their crystal structure, temperature-dependent ferro-/piezoelectric properties and domain structure have been comparatively investigated. It is shown that quenching process can significantly improve the ferroelectric-relaxor transition temperature (T_F-R), which is 130 °C for unquenched ceramics and 198 °C for quenched one. As the result, the thermal stability of ferro-/piezoelectric properties is highly enhanced. These observations are mainly attributed to the quenching induced stable rhombohedral ferroelectric phase and the defect altered domain evolution. This work may deepen the understanding of the effect of quenching on crystal structure, domain structure and their contributions to thermal stability of NBT-based ceramics.     

Raman spectroscopy of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3

We have measured the Raman spectra of bismuth sodium titanate in its rhombohedral, tetragonal, and cubic phases, with special attention paid to the phase transitions at 584K and 837K (heating). Both transitions appear to be order-disorder and strongly first order, with large thermal hysteresis. The phonon spectra at temperature slightly below the tetragonal phase are remarkably similar to BaTiO₃ with A₁(To) modes at 130, 269, and 541 cm^-1 (compared with 170, 270, 520 cm^-1 in BaTiO₃) and an E(TO) at 52 cm^-1.     

Synthesis of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 whiskers and their nanoscale piezoelectricity

The perovskite structured lead-free system Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ (NBT) whiskers were synthesized from whiskers of layered tunnel structured Na₂Ti₆O₁₃ (NT), using a topochemical route. Both NT and NBT whiskers show high aspect ratios with an average length of 15 µm and diameter of 1 µm. By prolonging the reaction time from 2 h to 6 h at 900 °C, NT whiskers with monoclinic phase completely transformed to NBT whiskers with pseudocubic phase. Typical strip-like nanodomains are observed in a NBT whisker, which are parallel to each other. The piezoelectric response amplitude for a NBT whisker indicates a large electric field induced strain, corresponding to a S_max/E_max value of as high as 300 pm/V. This work provides an in-depth instruction to prepare pure NBT whiskers, and gives the detailed piezoelectricity of NBT whiskers to promote their applications in energy harvesting and micro-electromechanical systems.     

(Na1-xKx)0.5Bi0.5TiO3系的离子挥发性研究

利用固相法制备了(Na1-xKx)0.5Bi0.5TiO3系压电陶瓷,研究其中Bi3 、Na 、K 离子的挥发对其性能的影响。研究结果表明Bi3 的挥发性对样品的性能影响较大,而Na 、K 离子相对较小。     

Dielectric properties of some low-lead or lead-free perovskite-derived materials: Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3–PbZrO3, Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3–BiScO3 and Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3–BiFeO3 ceramics

Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ (NBT) and its modifications are known to be new lead-free ferroelectric materials and are promising for environment friendly devices. The systems under investigation were (i) NBT (trigonal/ferroelectric)–PbZrO₃ (orthorhombic/antiferroelectric); (ii) NBT (trigonal/ferroelectric)–BiScO₃ (trigonal/paraelectric); and (iii) NBT (trigonal/ferroelectric)–BiFeO₃ (trigonal/antiferromagnetic).The lattice parameters change as expected from the respective ionic radii values. For NBT–PZ, the dielectric permittivity shows a large frequency and temperature dispersion suggesting a relaxor-like behaviour dependent on the thermal annealing of the samples. For NBT–BS, the Curie temperature increases with BS content as well as the diffuseness of the phase transition, connected with the introduced disorder. For NBT–BF, the overall behaviour of the permittivity of NBT is maintained up to 50% BF but anomalies of the permittivity appeared close to 600 °C, which might be connected with the onset of magnetic influence for high BF content.