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Effect of A-site off-stoichiometry on the microstructural, structural, and electromechanical properties of lead-free tetragonal 0.80Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3–0.20BaTiO3 (NBT–20BT) piezoceramic

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A-site off-stoichiometry has been an efficient method to enhance the electromechanical properties of lead-free Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3(NBT)-based piezoceramics. In this work, we have reported the effect of Na/Bi off-stoichiometry on the microstructural, structural, and electromechanical properties of the tetragonal 0.80Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3–0.20BaTiO3 (NBT–20BT) ceramic. The maximum piezoresponse ~ 115 pC/N is obtained for 4 mol% Na-deficient (20BT–Na46) and 2 mol% Bi-excess (20BT–Bi52) compositions. It is a 25% increment over the piezoresponse of the stoichiometric composition (20BT–Na50 ~ 90 pC/N). The enhancement in piezoresponse has been attributed to an optimized presence of polar-structural heterogeneity/disorder in the poled ceramic matrix and an optimized distortion of the long-range tetragonal ferroelectric phase. It is established that A-site off-stoichiometry is influencing the polar-structural heterogeneity/disorder and tetragonal lattice distortion via the grain size.

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Arnab De acknowledges DST, Govt of India for Inspire fellowship. CeNSE, IISc is acknowledged for the SEM-imaging facility.

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    Anupam Mishra, Getaw Abebe, Gudeta Jafo, Gobinda Das Adhikary & Arnab De

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Mishra, A., Abebe, G., Jafo, G. et al. Effect of A-site off-stoichiometry on the microstructural, structural, and electromechanical properties of lead-free tetragonal 0.80Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3–0.20BaTiO3 (NBT–20BT) piezoceramic. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 12578–12593 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-05895-6

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