Enhancement of Q(m) by co-doping of Li and Cu to potassium sodium niobate lead-free ceramics.

Lead-free piezoelectric ceramics KNN modified by Li-substitution and CuO addition have been synthesized, and the piezoelectric and dielectric properties were measured. A morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) between orthorhombic and tetragonal phases was formed with Li-substitution. The co doping of Li and Cu markedly enhanced the mechanical quality factor (Q(m)) in comparison with the sole doping of Li and Cu. Anomalous anti ferroelectric-like hysteresis curves were observed in 2 mol% CuO-doped ceramics. The anti-ferroelectric-like curves were changed to that of normal ferroelectrics following poling. A model based on the formation of the internal bias field (Ei) due to the movements of space charges was proposed to explain these phenomena. It was considered that the Ei stabilized the spontaneous polarization (Ps) and suppressed the domain wall motion to enhance the Q(m). The highest Qm obtained in this study was 742. The [(Na0(0.5)K0(0.5))(0.96)Li0(0.04) ] NbO(3) + 0.45 mol% CuO ceramics showed a high Q(m) value of 414 with a high piezoelectric constant d(33) of 100 pC/N.     

Synthesis,phase confirmation and electrical properties of (1 − x)KNNS−xBNZSH lead-free ceramics

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - In the present work, lead-free piezoelectric ceramics (Rx)(K0.5Na0.5)(Nb0.96Sb0.04O3)?x(Bi0.5Na0.5)(Zr0.8Sn0.1Hf0.1)O3 [abb. as...     

(K_(0.5)Na_(0.5))_(1-x)Li_xNb_(1-y)Sb_yO_3系无铅压电陶瓷的弥散相变研究

采用传统陶瓷工艺制备了(K0.5 Na0.5)1-xLixNb1-ySbyO3(KNLNSx-y,x=0～10%(摩尔分数),y=2%～8%(摩尔分数))系无铅压电陶瓷,研究了Li+和Sb5+的取代对KNLNSx-y系材料的相变弥散性的影响.结果表明,在所研究的组成范围内,KNLN-Sx-y,陶瓷都形成了单一的钙钛矿结构,Li+和Sb5+蚪进入了KNN晶格形成固溶体;随着Li含量的增加,KNLNSx-5陶瓷四方-立方相变的弥散性有所减弱;随着Sb含量的增加,KNLNS2-y,陶瓷四方-立方相变的弥散性有所增强.采用修正的居里-外斯定律能够较好的描述KNLNSx-y陶瓷在高于居里温度情况下的介电常数与温度的关系;利用有序-无序理论对该介电弥散现象进行了解释.     

Fabrication of lead-free piezoelectric (Na(0.5)K(0.5))NbO(3) ceramics by a modified solid-state reaction method

Sodium potassium niobate, (Na(0.5)K(0.5))NbO(3), fine powder has been successfully synthesized at the low temperature of 550 degrees C through a modified solid-state reaction method, in which urea [CO(NH(2))(2)] plays an important role. High-density (Na(0.5)K(0.5))NbO(3) ceramics could be obtained by conventional sintering of the synthesized (Na(0.5)K(0.5))NbO(3) fine powder with the addition of 0.03 mol% Co(3)O(4) as a sintering additive. The crystal structure, microstructure, and dielectric and piezoelectric properties were characterized. The (Na(0.5)K(0.5))NbO(3) ceramic showed a comparatively saturated P-E hysteresis loop. The (Na(0.5)K(0.5))NbO(3) ceramic also displayed piezoelectricity with a piezoelectric constant d(33) of 126 pC/N and a planar electromechanical coupling factor k(p) of 33%.     

0.94[(Na0.96-xKxLi0.04)0.5Bi0.5]TiO3-0.06Ba(Zr0.055Ti0.945)O3无铅压电陶瓷的压电介电特性

对无铅压电陶瓷0.94[(Na0.96-xKxLi0.04)0.5Bi0.5]TiO3-0.06Ba(Zr0.055Ti0.945)O3的性质随K含量的变化进行了系统研究,获得压电应变常数d33高达185pC/N的0.94[(Na0.80K0.16Li0.04)0.5-Bi0.5]TiO3-0.06Ba(Zr0.055Ti0.945)O3压电陶瓷.随着K掺杂量的增加,该陶瓷材料的介电温谱峰值向右明显移动,其介电峰温度明显升高.     

Synthesis and Electrical Properties of Li-modified Bi_(0.5)Na_(0.5)TiO_3-BaTiO_3 Lead-free Piezoelectric Ceramics

Lead-free piezoelectric ceramics (1-y)Bi0.5(Na1-xLix)0.5TiO3-yBaTiO3 with x=0-0.125 and y=0.02-0.12 were fabricated by a solid-state reaction process, and their dielectric, piezoelectric and ferroelectric properties were investigated. The results show that the addition of Li+ significantly improves the sintering performance and piezoelectric properties of the ceramics. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns indicate that the ceramics possess pure perovskite structure. At room temperature, the ceramics provide hig...     

Piezoelectric Properties of （Na0.5K0.5-xLix）NbO3 Ceramics

Lead-free piezoelectric ceramics （Na0.5K0.5-xLix）NbO3 （x=0.057-0.066） were synthesized by an ordinary sin-tering technique. Substituting Li for K can lead to structural distortion, which improves the Curie temperature （To） greatly. By adding appropriate LiNbO3 content, piezoelectric constant d33 values reach 202-212 pC/N. Electromechanical coefficients of the planar mode reach 44.4%-46.8%. The dielectric loss is below 2.6%, which is much lower than reported （about 50%）. The To of （Na0.5K0.5-xLix）NbO3 （x=0.057-0.066） is in the range of 490-510℃, at least 70℃ higher than that of pure （Na0.5K0.5）NbO3 ceramics. The results show that （Na0.5K0.5-xLix）NbO3 ceramic is a kind of good lead-free high-temperature piezoelectric material.     

Piezoelectric properties in (K0.5Bi0.5)TiO3-(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3-BaTiO3 lead-free ceramics.

Lead-free piezoelectric ceramics with compositions around the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) x(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3-y(K0.5Bi0.5)TiO3-zBaTiO3 [x + y + z = 1; y:z = 2:1] were synthesized using conventional, solid-state processing. Dielectric maximum temperatures of 280 degrees C and 262 degrees C were found for tetragonal 0.79(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3-0.14(K0.5Bi0.5)TiO3-0.07BaTiO3 (BNBK79) and MPB composition 0.88(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3-0.08(K0.5Bi0.5)TiO3-0.04BaTiO3 (BNBK88), with depolarization temperatures of 224 degrees C and 162 degrees C, respectively. Piezoelectric coefficients d33 were found to be 135 pC/N and 170 pC/N for BNBK79 and BNBK88, and the piezoelectric d31 was determined to be -37 pC/N and -51 pC/N, demonstrating strong anisotropy. Coercive field values were found to be 37 kV/cm and 29 kV/cm for BNBK79 and BNBK88, respectively. The remanent polarization of BNBK88 (approximately 40 microC/cm2) was larger than that of BNBK79 (approximately 29 microC/cm2). The piezoelectric, electromechanical, and high-field strain behaviors also were studied as a function of temperature and discussed.     

Enhanced electrical properties of textured NBBT ceramics derived from the screen printing technique

(001)(pc)-oriented (Na(0.5)Bi(0.5))(0.94)Ba(0.06)TiO(3) (NBBT) lead-free piezoelectric ceramics were fabricated by the screen printing technique using Na(0.5)Bi(0.5)TiO(3) (NBT) templates. The plate-like NBT template particles were synthesized from bismuth layer-structured ferroelectric Bi(4)Ti(3)O(12) (BiT) precursors by the topochemical method. The screen printed NBBT ceramics with 20 wt% NBT templates contained a large fraction of grains aligned with their c-axis normal to the sample surface, giving a Lotgering factor of 0.486. The dielectric and ferroelectric properties of textured NBBT ceramics were anisotropic. Compared with the non-textured NBBT ceramics, the dielectric, ferroelectric, and piezoelectric properties of the textured NBBT ceramics were improved, giving a dielectric constant ?(T)(33)/?(0) of 910, a remnant polarization P(r) of 29.2 μC/cm(2), a coercive field E(c) of 23.5 kV/cm, a piezoelectric coefficient d(33) of 180 pC/N, and a thickness-mode electromechanical coupling coefficient k(t) of 0.485.     

NbO3-LiNbO3无铅压电陶瓷的烧结特性和压电性能研究

采用传统陶瓷烧结工艺制备了（1-x）（K0．5Na0．5）NbO3-xLiNbO3无铅压电陶瓷，研究了陶瓷的结构、烧结特性及电性能特征．制备的（K0．5Na0．5）NbO3-LiNbO3陶瓷为单一的钙钦矿结构，室温下其相结构随LiNbO3含量增加逐渐由正交相向四方相转变，显微结构也由于LiNbO3含量的不同而表现出很大差异．与（K0．5Na0．5）NbO3陶瓷相比，（K0．5Na0．5）NbO3-LiNbO3陶瓷的烧结温度降低，烧结特性得到改善．（K0．5Na0．5）NbO3-LiNbO3陶瓷表现出优越的压电性能，其中0．94（K0．5Na0．5）NbO3—0．06LiNbO3（x=0．06）陶瓷的压电常数d33达到205pC／N，机电耦合系数kp为40．3％，kt达到49．8％．     

非化学计量比对(K0.465Na0.465Li0.07)(Nb0.95Sb0.05)O3无铅压电陶瓷结构及性能的影响

通过传统固相合成工艺制备了(K0.465+xNa0.465+yLi0.07)(Nb0.95-zSb0.05)O3(x,y,z=-0.01～0.02)无铅压电陶瓷,研究了非化学计量比对陶瓷结构及压电性能的影响。结果表明符合化学计量比的陶瓷具有四方钙钛矿结构;在实验范围内,K和Nb的过量或少量均不会改变体系的相结构,而Na过量将会导致体系正交-四方相变温度升高到室温以上,并且正交-四方相变温度随y的增加而升高;过量添加约0.5%(摩尔分数)的K或Na便能补偿在高温烧结时的碱金属元素的挥发损失,进而提高陶瓷的压电性能;该体系陶瓷的组分在较大范围内变化时(如当y=z=0时,x=0～0.02;当x=z=0时,y=0～0.01;以及当x=y=0时,z=-0.01～0.005),仍然能保持d33>200pC/N和kP>40%这样较好的性能。上述结果不仅有利于在研究中材料制备工艺的重复,而且有利于当材料在器件应用时所面临的规模化生产。     

Consideration of impedance matching techniques for efficient piezoelectric energy harvesting

This study investigates multiple levels of impedance-matching methods for piezoelectric energy harvesting in order to enhance the conversion of mechanical to electrical energy. First, the transduction rate was improved by using a high piezoelectric voltage constant (g) ceramic material having a magnitude of g33 = 40 x 10(-3) V m/N. Second, a transducer structure, cymbal, was optimized and fabricated to match the mechanical impedance of vibration source to that of the piezoelectric transducer. The cymbal transducer was found to exhibit approximately 40 times higher effective strain coefficient than the piezoelectric ceramics. Third, the electrical impedance matching for the energy harvesting circuit was considered to allow the transfer of generated power to a storage media. It was found that, by using the 10-layer ceramics instead of the single layer, the output current can be increased by 10 times, and the output load can be reduced by 40 times. Furthermore, by using the multilayer ceramics the output power was found to increase by 100%. A direct current (DC)-DC buck converter was fabricated to transfer the accumulated electrical energy in a capacitor to a lower output load. The converter was optimized such that it required less than 5 mW for operation.     

无铅压电陶瓷K0.5Na0.5NbO3-BiFeO3的烧结工艺与压电性能研究

采用传统常压固相烧结工艺制备了掺杂0.8at%BiFeO₃(BF)的K_0.5Na_0.5NbO₃(KNN) 无铅压电陶瓷,着重研究了烧结温度与保温时间对陶瓷的晶体结构、相转变、致密度与压电、介电性能的影响. 研究结果表明, 所有陶瓷样品都为单一的钙钛矿结构, 烧结温度与保温时间对陶瓷样品的室温晶体结构与相转变温度几乎没有影响, 但对陶瓷的表面形貌、密度和压电性能有较大的影响. 当保温时间为3h,在1100℃至1150℃范围内, 随烧结温度的升高,陶瓷的压电常数d33、平面机电耦合系数Kp及机械品质因数Qm均一直升高, 介电损耗tanδ则显著降低. 当烧结温度为1150℃时, 随保温时间的增加, 陶瓷的压电性能先显著提高后基本保持不变. 1150℃保温2h烧结的陶瓷获得良好的性能：密度ρ=4.50g/cm³（致密度为95.63%）, d₃₃=132pC/N, K_p=45%, Q_m=333.73, tanδ=2.39%.     

CeO_2掺杂对Pb_(0.92)Sr_(0.06)Ba_(0.02)(Sb_(2/3)Mn_(1/3))_(0.05)Zr_(0.48)Ti_(0.47)O_3基压电陶瓷相结构及性能的影响

采用传统固相烧结法制备Pb_(0.92)Sr_(0.06)Ba_(0.02)(Sb_(2/3)Mn_(1/3))_(0.05)Zr_(0.48)Ti_(0.47)O_3∶xCeO_2(简称PSBSM-PZT)压电陶瓷样品。研究不同CeO_2掺杂含量对PSBSM-PZT基陶瓷样品的物相结构、微观形貌、压电及介电性能的影响。结果表明:当CeO_2掺杂量x≤0.5%(质量分数,下同)时,陶瓷样品均为纯的钙钛矿结构。随着CeO_2掺杂含量的增加,陶瓷样品中四方相结构逐渐向三方相结构转变。随着CeO_2掺杂含量的进一步增加,陶瓷中出现焦绿石相,虽然陶瓷中已经出现焦绿石相,但是样品仍没有完全转变为三方相陶瓷;CeO_2掺杂具有细化晶粒的作用,当x=0.25%时样品晶粒晶界清晰,晶粒之间的结合相对致密,晶界处气孔率低,陶瓷断裂方式以沿晶断裂为主;当x=0.25%时,陶瓷样品获得最佳的压电与介电性能:d_(33)=346pC/N,k_p=0.60,Q_m=1396,ε_r=1309,tanδ=0.474%。     

Sintering and piezoelectric properties of KNN ceramics doped with KZT

This paper investigates the effect of K(1.94)Zn(1.06)Ta(5.19)O(15) (KZT) addition on the sintering behavior and piezoelectric properties in lead free piezoelectric ceramics of (K(0.5)Na(0.5))NbO(3) (KNN). The apparent density of sintered KNN ceramics was increased with KZT addition, and a relative density of above 96.3% was obtained with the doping of over 0.5 mol% KZT. The maximum dielectric and piezoelectric properties of epsilon(T)(3)/epsilon(0) = 590, d(33) = 126 pC/N, k(p) = 0.42, and P(r) = 18 microC/cm(2) were obtained from 0.5 mol% KZT-doped KNN ceramics. A small amount of KZT (about 0.5 mol%) was effective for improving the sintering behavior and piezoelectric properties, but KZT addition exceeding 1.0 mol% was effective only for densification. A small amount of KZT was effective for densification of KNN ceramics by promoting K(5.75)Nb(10.8)O(30) liquid phase formation. However, even though KNN with 1.0 to approximately -2.0 mol% KZT had a relative density of >98.5%, the piezoelectric properties were inferior to those of 0.5 mol% KZT-doped KNN, presumably due to the smaller grain size and excess liquid phase of the KNN ceramics doped with higher amounts of KZT. It is believed that a small amount of KZT could be one of the suitable sintering aids to obtain highly dense KNN based piezoelectric.     

Fabrication and evaluation of a single-element Bi(0.5)Na(0.5)TiO(3)-based ultrasonic transducer

This paper discusses the fabrication and characterization of a single-element ultrasonic transducer with a lead-free piezoelectric active element. A piezoelectric ceramic with composition of 0.88Bi(0.5)Na(0.5)TiO(3)-0.08Bi(0.5)K(0.5)TiO(3)- 0.04Bi(0.5)Li(0.5)TiO(3) was chosen as the active element of the transducer. This composition exhibited a thickness coupling coefficient (kt) of 0.45, a dielectric constant of 440 (at 1 kHz), and a longitudinal piezoelectric coefficient (d(33)) of 84 pC?N(-1). To make the transducer, the ceramic was sandwiched between an epoxy-tungsten backing layer and a silver epoxy matching layer. An epoxy lens was also incorporated into the transducer?s design to focus the ultrasound beam. The focused transducer with a center frequency of about 23 MHz demonstrated a -6-dB bandwidth of 55% and an insertion loss of -32 dB; the -20-dB pulsed length was measured to be 150 ns. A phantom made of copper wires (30 μm in diameter) was utilized to investigate the imaging capability of the transducer. The results indicated that the fabricated transducer, with a lateral resolution of 260 μm and a relatively high depolarization temperature, could be considered as a candidate for replacement of lead-based ultrasonic transducers.     

Mn改性Na0.5Bi2.5Nb2O9高温压电陶瓷的研究

采用固相法获得了Mn改性的Na0.5Bi2.5Nb2O9(NBN+xmol%MnCO3,0≤x≤10.0)铋层状压电陶瓷,并系统地研究了Mn(掺杂)对NBN基陶瓷显微结构与电性能的影响.结果表明,所有获得的样品都是居里点在700℃以上的单一相铁电体.加入Mn显著地提高了NBN系列陶瓷的机械品质因素Qm,明显改善了陶瓷的压电与机电性能.当MnCO3掺杂量为8.0mol%时,陶瓷获得最佳电性能:tanδ=0.749%,d33=20 pC/N,Qm=3120,kp=12.37%,kt=21.09%,Pr=7.01μC/cm2.NBN+xmol%MnCO3(x=8.0)陶瓷经700℃退极化处理后,其d33保持为原来的75%(~15 pC/N),表明该材料在高温领域下具有良好的应用前景.     

Li改性铌钽酸钾钠无铅压电陶瓷的研究

利用固相反应法制备了(Na _0.52 K _0.48-x Li _x)(Nb _0.86 Ta _0.10 Sb _0.04)O ₃系无铅压电陶瓷, 研究了不同Li含量(x分别为0、0.02、0.04、0.06、0.08)样品的显微结构、物相组成及电性能. 结果表明, Li含量的改变对其物相组成、压电性能、铁电性能、介电性能都有显著影响. 当Li含量x从0增大到0.04时, 其压电性能相应提高, 当Li含量x超过0.04时, 压电性能明显下降; 在x=0.04时综合性能最好, 其压电常数d₃₃高达260pC/N, 介电损耗tanδ为0.027, 平面机电耦合系数k_p值达到50%, 剩余极化强度P_r为22μC·cm^-2, 矫顽电场E_c为0.95kV·mm^-1, 居里温度为316℃. 另外, 随着Li含量增加, 该系统的矫顽电场明显增强, 居里温度有所提高.     

RTGG法制备(Na_(0.84)K_(0.16))_(0.5)Bi_(0.5)TiO_3无铅压电织构陶瓷的研究

以NaCl-KCl熔盐法制备出了片状的Bi4Ti3O12微晶模板,选用此模板分别采用干法和湿法流延工艺结合RTGG技术制备了(Na0.84K0.16)0.5Bi0.5TiO3无铅压电织构陶瓷。研究了不同工艺条件下获得的织构陶瓷烧结行为、织构度、显微组织结构和电性能的变化规律。结果表明,(Na0.84K0.16)0.5Bi0.5TiO3织构陶瓷的烧成温度范围只有10~20℃,其介电性能、压电性能呈现明显的各向异性,沿垂直于流延方向织构陶瓷的各种电学性能均明显优于平行于流延方向的电学性能,两种流延方法在1150℃烧结所得的(Na0.84K0.16)0.5Bi0.5TiO3织构陶瓷在显微组织结构和电性能方面均表现出最强的各向异性,该织构陶瓷的压电常数d33=134pC/N。     

High-power piezoelectric characteristics of textured bismuth layer structured ferroelectric ceramics

Abstract-The high-power piezoelectric characteristics in h001i oriented ceramics of bismuth layer structured ferroelectrics (BLSF), SrBi(2)Nb(2)O(9) (SBN), (Bi,La)(4)Ti(3)O(12) (BLT), and CaBi(4)Ti(4)O(15) (CBT), were studied by a constant voltage driving method. These textured ceramics were fabricated by a templated grain growth (TGG) method, and their Lotgering factors were 95%, 97%, and 99%, respectively. The vibration velocities of the longitudinal mode (33-mode) increased proportionally to an applied electric field up to 2.5 m/s in these textured BLSF ceramics, although, the vibration velocity of the 33-mode was saturated at more than 1.0 m/s in the Pb(Mn,Nb)O(3)-PZT ceramics. The resonant frequencies were constant up to the vibration velocity of 2.5 m/s in the SBN and CBT textured ceramics; however, the resonant frequency decreased with increasing over the vibration velocity of 1.5 m/s in the BLT textured ceramics. The dissipation power density of the BLT was almost the same as that of the Pb(Mn,Nb)O(3)-PZT ceramics. However, the dissipation power densities of the SBN and CBT were lower than those of the BLT and Pb(Mn,Nb)O(3)-PZT ceramics. The textured SBN and CBT ceramics are good candidates for high-power piezoelectric applications.