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Effects of ZnO nanoneedles addition on the mechanical and piezoelectric properties of hard PZT-based composites

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Hard PZT (PZT4)-based composites embedded by ZnO nanoneedles (denoted as PZT/ZnOn) were fabricated by a solid state sintering technique. The characteristic diffraction peaks of the perovskite PZT and ZnO phases were identified from the studied composites, indicating the retention of ZnOn. With increasing ZnOn content, the grain size of the composites was reduced gradually. In contrast with the pure PZT, the PZT/ZnOn composites possessed more excellent mechanical properties, while the piezoelectric properties were reduced by a certain extent. The best mechanical properties of PZT/ZnOn composites were obtained by sintering at 1,150 °C with 1.5 wt% ZnO nanoneedles addition: fracture toughness K IC ~ 2.04 MPa m1/2, flexural strength σ f ~ 105.44 MPa, compressive strength σ c ~ 543.89 MPa. The piezoelectric properties of the PZT/ZnOn composites were found to be lower than that of the pure PZT with dielectric permittivity ε r of 768–893, piezoelectric coefficient d 33 of 240–260pC/N, mechanical quality factor Q m of 340–650 and planar electromechanical coupling k p of 0.5–0.55.

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 50742007 and 50872159, the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China under Grant No. 2007AA03Z103, the National Defense Fund under Grant No. 401050301 and the Key Laboratory Foundation of Sonar Technology of China under Grant No. 9140C24KF0901.

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Li, HB., Li, Y., Wang, DW. et al. Effects of ZnO nanoneedles addition on the mechanical and piezoelectric properties of hard PZT-based composites. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 24, 1463–1468 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-012-0953-9

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