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Thermally-Stable High EFIS Properties of Ternary Lead-Free BNT-BKT-BZ Piezoelectric Ceramics

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Ternary lead-free (0.86−x)Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-0.14Bi0.5K0.5TiO3-xBaZrO3 piezoelectric ceramics were successfully fabricated using a conventional solid-state reaction method. The relative densities, crystal structures, dielectric constant, electric field-induced polarization loops, and electric field-induced strain curves of the sintered piezoelectric ceramics were analyzed. All the piezoelectric ceramics were well sintered with a single perovskite structure and a high relative density of ~ 95%. The x-ray diffraction patterns of the (0.86−x)Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-0.14Bi0.5K0.5TiO3-xBaZrO3 piezoelectric ceramics indicate a rhombohedral-to-tetragonal phase transition as a function of x. The BaZrO3 addition reduces the ferroelectricity and enhances the piezoelectricity of the (0.86−x)Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-0.14Bi0.5K0.5TiO3-xBaZrO3 piezoelectric ceramics. The highest piezoelectric sensor coefficient d33 is observed in the x = 0.01 piezoelectric ceramic, whereas the highest piezoelectric actuator coefficient d33* is found in the x = 0.03 piezoelectric ceramic. Especially, the x = 0.03 piezoelectric ceramic shows a high d33* of 645 pm/V with a small d33* variation of ~ 20% in the temperature range of 25–100°C. The investigated (0.86−x)Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-0.14Bi0.5K0.5TiO3-xBaZrO3 piezoelectric ceramics have a great potential for the thermal stability lead-free piezoelectric actuator applications.

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This research is funded by Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under grant number 103.02-2020.28.

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  1. Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia, Ha Dong, Hanoi, 12116, Vietnam

    Thi Hinh Dinh

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ulsan, 14, Techno Saneop-Ro 55 Beon-Gil, Nam-Gu, Ulsan, Republic of Korea

    Hyoung-Su Han & Jae-Shin Lee

  3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Vu Diem Ngoc Tran

  4. Faculty of Information Technology, Phenikaa University, Hanoi, 12116, Vietnam

    Vinh Le Van

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Dinh, T.H., Han, HS., Tran, V.D.N. et al. Thermally-Stable High EFIS Properties of Ternary Lead-Free BNT-BKT-BZ Piezoelectric Ceramics. J. Electron. Mater. 52, 2977–2985 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-023-10263-7

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