The elimination of lead in piezoelectric applications remains challenging. Since the
advances in the piezoelectricity were found in the perovskite family in 2000, studies into lead …

We present a critical review that encompasses the fundamentals and state-of-the-art
knowledge of barium titanate-based piezoelectrics. First, the essential crystallography …

Global environmental concerns on the toxicity of lead‐based piezoelectrics impel the great
mass fervor on investigations of lead‐free alternatives. Barium titanate (BaTiO3, BT) …

Reducing or even prohibiting the use of toxic lead in electronic devices has become one of
the most cutting-edge topics in various disciplines. The recently proposed phase boundary …

Ferroelectrics have a spontaneous electrical polarization that is arranged into domains and
can be reversed by an externally-applied field. This high versatility makes them useful in …

As one of the most promising lead-free candidates, alkali niobate-based piezoelectric
ceramics have been investigated for more than fifty years due to their moderate …

The discovery of lead-free piezoelectric materials is crucial for future information and energy
storage applications. Enhanced piezoelectric and other physical properties are commonly …

Abstract Lead-free Ba 0.85 Ca 0.15 Zr 0.10 Ti 0.90 O 3 (BCZT) ceramic exhibits excellent
dielectric, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties at the morphotropic phase boundary …

An easy-to-use domain strategy by utilizing phase boundary design, chemical modification,
and electric-field driving was employed to optimize strain and temperature stability of a …

In the present work ferroelectric, dielectric and pyroelectric properties of Sr-modified Ba 0.85
Ca 0.15 Zr 0.1 Ti 0.9 O 3 ceramics were investigated. A significant increase in polarization …