过量TiO2助烧剂对Ba0.998La0.002TiO3陶瓷晶粒生长的影响

采用电性能测定和微观结构分析等方法研究了过量TiO2助烧剂对Ba0.998La0.002TiO3陶瓷晶粒生长的影响.结果表明:对于Ba0.998La0.002TiO3陶瓷在有液相参与烧结的晶粒溶解-淀析过程中,晶粒生长的必要条件是不仅要有液相的形成,而且BaTiO3晶粒必须在液相中有一定的溶解度.由于BaTiO3晶粒在Ba6Ti17O40和Ba2TiSi2O8液相中有足够的溶解度,促进了晶粒的生长,同时旌主掺杂离子进入晶格而释放氧,形成半导性的陶瓷,而BaTiO3晶粒不能溶解于Ba2Ti2SiP2O13液相中,抑制了晶粒的生长.     

Direct writing of textured ceramics using anisotropic nozzles

Direct writing is a unique means to align anisotropic particles for the fabrication of textured ceramics by templated grain growth (TGG). We show that alignment of tabular barium titanate (BT) template particles (20–40 μm width and 0.5–2 μm thickness) in a PIN-PMN-PT matrix powder (d₅₀ = 280 nm) is significantly improved during direct writing using anisotropic nozzles at high printing rates. The particle orientation distribution in as-printed filaments, and the texture orientation distribution in sintered ceramic filaments are shown to directly correlate with COMSOL Multiphysics-predicted torque distributions for direct writing with aspect ratio 2, 3 and 5 oval nozzles. Electromechanical strain properties of the textured piezoelectric ceramics significantly improved relative to random ceramics when printed with anisotropic nozzles. Simulations of aspect ratio 20 nozzles and nozzles with interior baffles demonstrate significantly increased torque and near elimination of constant shear stress cores (i.e. plug flow).     

模板晶粒生长技术制备织构化SrBi2Nb2O9陶瓷

以熔盐法合成各向异性的片状单相SrBi2Nb2O9(SBN)陶瓷粉体作为模板,采用模板晶粒生长(templated grain growth,TGG)技术制得织构化SBN陶瓷.研究结果表明:随着烧结温度的升高和模板数量的增加,其晶粒取向率升高.当模板数量(质量分数)为20%时,在1 300 ℃烧结3 h可获得晶粒取向率为0.86的织构化SBN陶瓷.同时,TGG技术制得的织构化SBN陶瓷的相对体积密度在烧结温度低于1 300 ℃时,随烧结温度的升高而升高;在1 300 ℃时为91.22%;在高于1 300 ℃时开始下降.     

Enhancement of Seebeck coefficient of mesoporous SrTiO3 with V-group elements V,Nb, and Ta substituted for Ti

The carrier concentration and effective mass of mesoporous SrTiO₃ films were controlled by the substitution of Ti with V-group elements (V, Nb, and Ta) to enhance the thermoelectric properties. We calculated the effect of the substitution on the effective mass of SrTiO₃ by analyzing its structural and electrical properties. When V was used as a substitute, the effective mass increased slightly due to a small change in the VO bond distance. Moreover, when Nb and Ta were used as substitutes, the effective mass increased owing to an increase in the electronic density of states near the fermi level due to the increased bond length of Nb(or Ta)O. Consequently, the use of Nb and Ta as substitutes in the SrTiO₃ film induced an increase in the figure of merit value, which was due to increases in both the effective mass and carrier concentration.     

Synthesis of platelike CaTiO3 particles by a topochemical microcrystal conversion method and fabrication of textured microwave dielectric ceramics

Platelike CaTiO₃ particles with an orthorhombic perovskite structure have been synthesized by topochemical microcrystal conversion (TMC) from platelike precursor particles of the layer-structured CaBi₄Ti₄O₁₅ at 950 °C. The CaTiO₃ particles inherited and retained the shape of the precursor particles with a thickness of approximately 0.3 μm, and a width of 2–6 μm. XRD analysis showed that in the TMC reaction, the crystallographic {0 0 1} plane of CaBi₄Ti₄O₁₅ is converted into the {1 0 0} plane of CaTiO₃. Using the platelike CaTiO₃ particles as templates in the templated grain growth method, dense {1 0 0} grain-oriented CaTiO₃ ceramics having a {1 0 0} orientation could be fabricated at sintering temperatures between 1350 and 1500 °C. The maximum orientation factor reached 99.7% at 10% of template. It was found that texturing improves microwave dielectric low-loss properties, providing a 1.55 times higher Q_f value of 9310 GHz in textured ceramics compared to that of 6005 GHz in non-textured ceramics.     

Characterization of Lanthanum-Doped Barium Titanate Ceramics Using Impedance Spectroscopy

The electrical properties of two single-phase, lanthanum-doped BaTiO₃ compositions, x = 0.03 and x = 0.20, in Ba_{1– x} La _x Ti_{1– x /4}O₃ were investigated by impedance spectroscopy after heat treatment in oxygen, argon, and air at 1350°C. Samples heated in oxygen were electrically insulating, whereas those heated in argon lost oxygen and were semiconducting at room temperature, irrespective of x . Samples heated in air showed intermediate electrical properties and also were electrically inhomogeneous; the two compositions showed different electrical behaviors, and a model for each, based on oxygen nonstoichiometry within the ceramics, is proposed. Oxygen deficiency in samples sintered in air was avoided by heating at 1200°C, instead of 1350°C. Alternatively, oxygen lost from ceramics heated in air at 1350°C was regained by postannealing in oxygen at 1350°C.     

热压烧结对锆钛酸铅镧陶瓷电卡效应的影响

探讨热压烧结工艺对PLZT(锆钛酸铅镧)陶瓷材料介电击穿性能、饱和极化强度以及电卡性能的影响。通过X射线衍射和扫描电子显微镜,分析陶瓷样品的相组成和微观结构。结果表明,热压烧结法有助于控制陶瓷晶粒的生长,提高陶瓷的致密度并增大陶瓷的介电击穿场强,从而有效提高陶瓷的电卡性能以及电卡转换效率。在328 K(55℃)与478 K(205℃)附近,分别发生低温铁电三方相到高温铁电三方相的相变(FRL-FRH)以及高温铁电三方相到立方顺电相(FRH-Pc)的相变,展现了比较好的弛豫性,在室温下达到3.6 K的绝热温变与1.8×0-7(K·m)/V的电卡转换效率,具有良好的电卡性能。     

Grain-Growth Behavior during Stepwise Sintering of Barium Titanate in Hydrogen Gas and Air

To study the effect of oxygen partial pressure on grain growth in BaTiO₃, TiO₂-excess samples have been sintered in air with and without a prior H₂ heat treatment. Without prior H₂ treatment, abnormal grain growth occurs below and above the eutectic temperature ( T _e). An introduction of H₂ treatment before air sintering, however, increases the average grain size and suppresses the formation of abnormal grains during subsequent air sintering below and above T _e. This H₂ treatment effect has been explained in terms of a decrease of the driving force for the growth of faceted grains below a critical value for formation of abnormal grains. The observed grain-growth behavior under various atmospheres demonstrates the possibility of having various microstructures via control of oxygen partial pressure and initial grain size.     

晶粒尺寸对Ba0.80Sr0.20TiO3陶瓷介电铁电特性的影响

利用微波烧结技术和传统烧结技术制备了晶粒尺寸在0.8～15μm的Ba0.80Sr0.20TiO3陶瓷,并对样品的介电特性和铁电特性进行了测试,分析了晶粒尺寸对材料介电和铁电性能的影响,实验结果表明,微波烧结技术可以有效地控制Ba0.80Sr0.20TiO3陶瓷的晶粒尺寸,晶粒尺寸降低,材料的介电常数大幅度提高,弥散指数降低,在外电场作用下,材料介电常数呈现明显的非线性效应,晶粒尺寸的大小对非线性效应产生影响,随晶粒尺寸的降低,材料的矫顽电压,剩余极化和自发极化都有所提高。     

Optical properties of multi-stacked BaTiO3/SrTiO3 thin films synthesized via chemical method

In this work, the BaTiO₃ and SrTiO₃ thin films as well as BaTiO₃/SrTiO₃ lamellar composites are synthesized via sol-gel spin-coating method. The formation of corresponding phases from their sols is investigated by virtue of X-ray diffraction on their powders, which confirms the formation of tetragonal structure for BaTiO₃, but cubic structure for SrTiO₃. The field emission scanning electron microscopy images show that crack-free films with different morphologies are formed in each sample. Likewise, by changing periodicity of the samples, the morphology of the composite samples is changed. As the number of layers increases from 1 to 20, the band gap reduces from 4.38 eV to 4.10 eV for BaTiO₃ samples and from 4.13 eV to 3.80 eV for SrTiO₃ samples confirmed by UV–Vis spectra. The band gap of periodicity = 1 sample is higher than that of BaTiO₃, while band gaps of periodicity = 2 and 5 composites mount between those of BaTiO₃ and SrTiO₃. In addition, the refractive indices of multi-stacked composites are about 0.2 lesser than refractive indices of BaTiO₃ sample in high wavelengths. The periodicity dependence of optical frequency dielectric constant, dielectric loss, impedance, Urbach tail, extinction coefficient, and electric modulus of multi-stacked composites are also studied.     

Lanthanum-Modified (1 – x)(Bi0.8La0.2)(Ga0.05Fe0.95)O3·xPbTiO3 Crystalline Solutions: Novel Morphotropic Phase-Boundary Lead-Reduced Piezoelectrics

(1 – x )(Bi_0.8La_0.2)(Ga_0.05Fe_0.95)O₃· x PbTiO₃ (BLGF-PT) crystalline solutions have been fabricated by solid-state reactions. BLGF-PT has single perovskite phase structure with a rhombohedral–tetragonal (FE_r-FE_t) morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) at a PT content of x = 0.43. Lanthanum substitution has been found to increase the insulation resistance and decrease the coercive field down to 20 kV/cm, which results in significant improvements in dielectric and piezoelectric properties of BLGF-PT. The dielectric constant, loss tangent, Curie temperature, remnant polarization, piezoelectric d ₃₃ constant, and planar coupling factor of 1760, 0.05, 264°C, 33 μC/cm², 295 pC/N, and 0.36, respectively, have been achieved for BLFG-PT in the vicinity of the MPB. Compared with conventional Pb(Zr,Ti)O₃ (PZT) piezoelectric ceramics, the BLGF-PT is a competitive alternative piezoelectric material with decreased lead content.