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High piezoelectricity of low-temperature sintered Li2CO3-added PNN–PZT relaxor ferroelectrics

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High piezoelectric properties (d33 = 936 pC/N, d33* = 1015 pm/V, and kp = 0.701) are obtained from 960 °C sintered PNN–PZT piezoceramics by adding Li2CO3. The introduction of Li+ ions into PNN–PZT ceramics causes the phase shifts to the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) region, which has not been reported for lead-based ferroelectrics. The Li+ ion doping shifts the phase to the MPB region, which grows the grains and decreases the activation energy (Ea) of the domain wall motion, making the domain grow more easily. Meanwhile, the domain indicates that Li+ ion doping allows the domain to rotate more easily; therefore, the domain size grows from the nanometer to the micrometer regime. Unlike reported nano-domains that lead to high piezoelectric activities, the MPB and larger micro-domains in the PNN–PZT ceramics are responsible for the high piezoelectric response.

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This work was supported by the Key Research and Development Program of Sichuan Province (2021YFG0234), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (20826041E4280), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52032007), the research fund of National Major Science and Technology Projects of China (2019zx06002021), and the Applied Basic Research of Sichuan Province (2020YJ0317).

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Pu, T., Chen, H., Xing, J. et al. High piezoelectricity of low-temperature sintered Li2CO3-added PNN–PZT relaxor ferroelectrics. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 4819–4830 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-07671-y

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