PZT to lead free piezo ceramics: a review

PK Panda, B Sahoo - Ferroelectrics, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The growth of piezo science is phenomenal since the discovery of piezoelectricity in 1880.
Among various piezoelectric materials, lead zirconate titanate (PZT) is a very popular and …

Li-substituted K0. 5Na0. 5NbO3-based piezoelectric ceramics: crystal structures and the effect of atmosphere on electrical properties

C Long, T Li, H Fan, Y Wu, L Zhou, Y Li, L **ao… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Crystal structures and electrical properties of (Na 0.5 K 0.5) 1− x Li x NbO 3 (x= 0, 0.055,
0.06, 0.065, 0.07; KNN-xLi) ceramics were investigated systematically. Rietveld refinements …

(K, Na) NbO3 lead-free piezoceramics prepared by microwave sintering and solvothermal powder synthesis

H Li, Y Hao, Z Lin, X He, J Cai, X Gong, Y Gu… - Solid State …, 2022 - Elsevier
Low temperature and short processing time are favorable for fabricating (K, Na) NbO 3
(KNN) lead-free piezoelectric ceramics with a drawback of easy alkali metal volatilization …

Phase structure regulation and enhanced piezoelectric properties of Li-doped KNN-based ceramics

R Zhao, Y Li, Z Zheng, W Kang - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
96 (K 0.48 Na 0.52-x Li x) NbO 3-0.04 Bi 0.5 Na 0.5 ZrO 3 (KNL x N-BNZ) lead-free ceramics
have been synthesized by traditional solid-state reaction. Here, the relationship between …

Relaxor behaviors enhance piezoelectricity in lead-free BiFeO3-BaTiO3 ceramics incorporated with a tiny amount of Bi (Mg1/2Ti1/2) O3 near the morphotropic phase …

Y Yin, Y Tang, W Pan, A Song, J Yu, B Zhang - Ceramics International, 2021 - Elsevier
The relaxor behaviors near the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) can reduce the energy
barrier for polarization rotation, which is an effective strategy to improve the piezoelectric …

High Curie temperature and enhanced magnetoelectric properties of the laminated Li0.058(Na0.535K0.48)0.942NbO3/Co0.6 Zn0.4Fe1.7Mn0.3O4 …

H Yang, J Zhang, Y Lin, T Wang - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Laminated magnetoelectric composites of Li0. 058 (Na0. 535K0. 48) 0.942 NbO3
(LKNN)/Co0. 6Zn0. 4Fe1. 7Mn0. 3O4 (CZFM) prepared by the conventional solid-state …

Composition Inhomogeneity due to Alkaline Volatilization in Li‐Modified (K, Na)NbO3 Lead‐Free Piezoceramics

LQ Cheng, K Wang, FZ Yao, F Zhu… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Alkaline volatilization during sintering in (K, Na) NbO 3 (KNN)‐based lead‐free
piezoceramics is a problem that causes non‐stoichiometry and hence affects the phase …

Low-temperature sintering of Li2O-doped BaTiO3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics

N Ma, BP Zhang, WG Yang - Journal of electroceramics, 2012 - Springer
Low-temperature sintering of BaTiO 3 ceramics using Li 2 O as sintering aids was
investigated with a special influences of Li 2 O content (0–4 mol%) and sintering …

Effect of excess Bi on the structure and electrical properties of CaBi2Nb2O9 ultrahigh temperature piezoceramics

C Qin, ZY Shen, WQ Luo, FS Song, Y Hong… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract CaBi 2 Nb 2 O 9+ x wt% Bi 2 O 3 (x= 0, 1, 2, 3) ceramics with bismuth layer structure
were prepared by solid state reaction route. The effect of excess bismuth on the crystal …

Reduced hysteresis of KNNS-BNKZ piezoelectric ceramics through the control of sintering temperature

Y Zhang, S Wang, C Chen, N Zhang, A Wang… - Ceramics …, 2018 - Elsevier
The hysteresis of piezoelectric ceramics plays an important role in determining errors when
they are applied in actuators. However, the relationships between the hysteresis …