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The ceramics based on (Bi0.5Li0.5)0.9Sr0.1ZrO3-doped K0.44Na0.55Ag0.01Nb0.95Ta0.05O3 exhibit enhanced structural and electric properties

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Currently, in the modification methods of K0.5Na0.5NbO3(KNN) ceramics to enhance their piezoelectric performance, key parameters such as Curie temperature are usually sacrificed. However, this trade-off limits the practical application of piezoelectric materials. Thus, addressing the trade-off between different performance parameters of piezoelectric ceramics becomes a major challenge.The present research employs the conventional solid phase sintering process and utilizes controlled doping of (Bi0.5Li0.5)0.9Sr0.1ZrO3 to regulate the ceramic system, K0.44Na0.55Ag0.01Nb0.95Ta0.05O3, at its polycrystalline phase boundary, thereby achieving a trade-off between performance. The ceramic samples of the system formed a compact solid solution with a single-phase perovskite structure and formed orthorhombic-tetragonal and rhombohedral-tetragonal polycrystalline phase boundaries at 0.02 ≤ x ≤ 0.03 and 0.035 ≤ x ≤ 0.06, respectively, according to XRD, SEM, and EDS analysis. The electrical properties test results show that in the multiphase coexisting region of x = 0.035, the ceramics of the system show excellent electrical properties, respectively d33 = 312 pC/N, kp = 46.5%, εr = 1019, tanδ = 3.78%, Pr = 20.08 μC/cm2, Ec = 12.97 kV/cm, and TC = 342 ℃. These results show that the properties of the system ceramics have reached a relatively high level, which provides an effective strategy for the practical application of piezoelectric ceramics.

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This work is supported by the Project entrusted by Anhui Huachen Testing Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd (Study on the modification of high properties piezoelectric ceramics), Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Provincial Department of Education (No.2022AH010096), 2021 Hefei University Postgraduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project (No.21YCXL47), 2022 New Era Education Quality Project (Postgraduate Education, No.2022xscx146), Anhui Provincial Department of Education College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program Project in 2022 (No.1602239239427198976, 1602554832370012160, 1601848523123331072 and 1601558725666017280).

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Zheng, R., Lin, F., Yin, Q. et al. The ceramics based on (Bi0.5Li0.5)0.9Sr0.1ZrO3-doped K0.44Na0.55Ag0.01Nb0.95Ta0.05O3 exhibit enhanced structural and electric properties. Appl. Phys. A 130, 370 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-024-07541-4

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