The lead-free sodium bismuth titanate (BNT) system has been extensively investigated in
the past decade due to its multi-functional electro-active properties. Here, we present a …

With the development of energy-storage technology and power electronics industry,
dielectric capacitors with high energy density are in high demand owing to their high power …

Piezoelectric materials are known to mankind for more than a century, with numerous
advancements made in both scientific understandings and practical applications. In the last …

Over more than three decades, the field of engineering of photocatalytic materials with
unique properties and enhanced performance has received a huge attention. In this regard …

Feature size is a natural determinant of material properties. Its design offers the
technological perspectives for material improvement. Grain size, crystallite size, domain …

Rietveld neutron powder profile analysis of the compound Na0. 5Bi0. 5TiO3 (NBT) is
reported over the temperature range 5–873 K. The sequence of phase transitions from the …

Piezoelectrics have widespread use in today's sensor and actuator technologies. However,
most commercially available piezoelectric materials, eg, Pb [ZrxTi1− x] O3 (PZT), are …

A comprehensive review on the latest development of the antiferroelectric↔ ferroelectric
phase transition is presented. The abrupt volume expansion and sudden development of …

(Bi0. 5Na0. 5) TiO3 (BNT) is an A-site complex perovskite structure ferroelectric with a
rhombohedral symmetry at room temperature (RT) and one of the key materials for leadfree …

Abstract Polycrystalline powder of (Na 0.5 Bi 0.5) TiO 3 (NBT) was prepared by a high-
temperature solid-state reaction route. Preliminary x-ray diffraction analysis carried out at …