Lead-free piezoceramics aiming at replacing the market-dominant lead-based ones have
been extensively searched for more than a decade worldwide. Some noteworthy outcomes …

The recent review for the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) by the
expert committee, appointed by the European Union, stated that the replacement of PZT “ …

In response to the current environmental regulations against the use of lead in daily
electronic devices, a number of investigations have been performed worldwide in search for …

Temperature-dependent dielectric permittivity of 0.94 (Bi 1/2 Na 1/2) TiO 3-0.06 BaTiO 3
(BNT-6BT) lead-free piezoceramics was studied to disentangle the existing unclear issues …

Random lattice disorder produced by chemical substitution in ABO 3 perovskites can lead to
the formation of dipolar impurities and defects that have a profound influence on the static …

Ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of SrTiO 3–modified (0, 3, and 5 mol%) 0.8 Bi 1/2
Na 1/2 TiO 3–0.2 Bi 1/2 K 1/2 TiO 3 lead‐free piezoceramics were investigated as a model …

Relaxor ferroelectricity is one of the most widely investigated but the least understood
material classes in the condensed matter physics. This is largely due to the lack of …

Studies on the piezoelectric materials capable of efficiently outputting high electrostrains at
low electric fields are driven by the demand for precise actuation in a wide range of …

The switching behaviors of ionic/electronic mixed conductor-based solid electrolyte
nonvolatile memories have been attributed to repetitive formation and breakage of the …

The stability of electrically induced long-range ferroelectric order in a relaxor 0.94 (Bi 1/2 Na
1/2) TiO 3-0.06 BaTiO 3 ceramic material has been investigated by temperature-dependent …