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Synthesis and investigation of electromechanical property of lead-free BiFeO3–BaTiO3 quenched ceramics

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Lead-free bulk ceramics 0.67Bi1.03Fe1−xNbxO3-0.33BaTiO3 (BFNbBT with x = 0.00, 0.01, 0.02 and 0.03) were fabricated via a solid-state reaction method and then quenched in the air from its sintering temperature. The XRD analysis shows a morphotropic phase boundary between rhombohedral and tetragonal phases for the un-doped BFBT ceramics. Therefore, a high static piezoelectric coefficient (d33 ≈ 268 pC/N) with a large remnant polarization (Pr ≈ 20 µC/cm2) and the highest Curie temperature (TC ≈ 510 °C) were obtained. However, with Nb doping, a compositionally driven phase transformation occurred from rhombohedral and tetragonal mixed phase to pseudo-cubic phase. Because of the Nb doping, the grain size suddenly decreased, as a result, the long-range ferroelectric phase was converted into a short-range relaxor phase. Hence, a high dynamic piezoelectric constant (d33* ≈ 353 pm/V) was achieved at the crossover boundary between the normal and relaxor ferroelectric phases. In the current investigated results, the microstructure and crystal structure properties show a strong correlation with dielectric, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties.

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Acknowledgements

The authors extend their appreciation to the deputyship for Research & Innovation, Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia for funding this research work through the project number 223202 and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) for providing funds for our research work under the National Research Program for Universities (NRPU) project No 10928. Dr. P.T. Tho would like to thank for the support from Van Lang University.

Funding

This work is supported by the deputyship for Research & Innovation, Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia for funding this research work through the project number 223202 and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) under National Research Program for Universities (NRPU) project number 10928.

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  1. Qamar Iqbal and Muhammad Habib have contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Physics, Riphah International University, Islamabad, 38000, Pakistan

    Qamar Iqbal & Muhammad Tahir Khan

  2. Department of Physics, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, 13100, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

    Qamar Iqbal & Pervaiz Ahmad

  3. State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China

    Muhammad Habib

  4. Department of Physics, College of Science, Jouf University, Al-Jouf, Sakaka, P.O. Box 2014, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia

    Meshal Alzaid

  5. Laboratory of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Science and Technology Advanced Institute, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    P. T. Tho

  6. Faculty of Applied Technology, School of Technology, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    P. T. Tho

  7. Department of Physics, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan

    Yousaf Ali Shah

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QI, MH and YAS performed the experiment, analyzed data, and prepare the first draft of the manuscript. MH, MA, MTK, PTT and Dr. Pervaiz Ahmad finalized the final manuscript and supervised this research work.

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Iqbal, Q., Habib, M., Alzaid, M. et al. Synthesis and investigation of electromechanical property of lead-free BiFeO3–BaTiO3 quenched ceramics. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 404 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-09837-2

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