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Cymbal actuator fabricated using (Na0.46K0.46Li0.08)NbO3 lead-free piezoceramic

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(Na0.46K0.46Li0.08)NbO3 (NKLN8) lead-free piezoceramic was prepared by a mixed oxide route. The ceramic showed a single phase of orthorhombic perovskite structure at room temperature and a high Curie temperature of ∼430∘C. A cymbal actuator using NKLN8 as the actuation element and titanium alloy as the endcaps was fabricated and characterized. A similar actuator with traditional Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 (PZT) piezoceramic was also constructed for comparison. The results showed that the NKLN8 actuator has a higher fundamental resonance frequency of 107.1 kHz and a faster response of 9.3 μs with a comparable effective coupling coefficient of 0.15 at the expense of a lower strain coefficient of 1.9 nm/V. The observed actuator performance was discussed in relation to the ceramic properties.

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  1. Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    X. X. Wang, S. W. Or, K. H. Lam & H. L. W. Chan

  2. ASM Assembly Automation Ltd., 4/F., Watson Centre, 16 Kung Yip Street, Kwai Chung, N.T., Hong Kong

    P. K. Choy & P. C. K. Liu

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Wang, X.X., Or, S.W., Lam, K.H. et al. Cymbal actuator fabricated using (Na0.46K0.46Li0.08)NbO3 lead-free piezoceramic. J Electroceram 16, 385–388 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10832-006-9884-2

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