Piezoelectric materials are increasingly being investigated for energy harvesting
applications where (1− x) Na 0.5 Bi 0.5 TiO 3–(x) BaTiO 3 (NBT-BT) is an important lead-free …

The search for improved piezoelectric materials is based on the morphotropic phase
boundaries (MPB) between ferroelectric phases with different crystal symmetry and …

High-temperature lead-free piezoceramics with a large piezoelectric constant d 33 and a
high depolarization temperature T d have long been a target of ferroelectric researchers. In …

The effect of (K 0.5 Na 0.5) NbO 3 (KNN) addition on the ferroelectric and dielectric behavior
of 90Bi 0.5 Na 0.5 TiO 3–10SrTiO 3 (BNT–ST) lead-free piezoceramics was investigated …

The idea of this work is finding the way to efficiently and safely use mechanical energy
released in small quantities around us to power up small-scale electronic devices used in …

Recently, quenching lead-free non-ergodic relaxor Na 1/2 Bi 1/2 TiO 3-BaTiO 3 (NBT-BT)
materials has been reported to increase the thermal depolarization temperature and …

In this study, the Bi-nonstoichiometric 0.99 Bi x (Na 0.8 K 0.2) 0.5 TiO 3-0.01 SrTiO 3
(BNKST) ceramics with x= 0.5–0.535 mol (Bi50-Bi53. 5) were prepared by a conventional …

Abstract Lead-free 0.94 NBT-0.06 BT-xLa ceramics at x= 0.0–1.0 (%) were synthesized by a
conventional solid-state route. XRD shows that the compositions are at a morphotropic …

Lead-free bismuth sodium titanate (Bi 0.5 Na 0.5) TiO 3 (BNT) and related solid solutions are
potential piezoelectric materials for such applications as actuators and transducers if their …

Bismuth sodium titanate and related compounds are promising lead-free ferroelectric
materials potentially useful in a wide range of piezoelectric applications. The domain …