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 …

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 …

After twenty years of partly quiet and ten years of partly enthusiastic research into lead-free
piezoceramics there are now clear prospects for transfer into applications in some areas …

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 …

abstract In this review, the evolution of high strain Na 0.5 Bi 0.5 TiO 3-based lead-free
piezoceramics and their multilayer actuators has been explored. First, in terms of Na 0.5 Bi …

Bismuth sodium titanate (BNT)‐derived materials have seen a flurry of research interest in
recent years because of the existence of extended strain under applied electric fields …

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

Abstract (Bi 1/2 Na 1/2) TiO 3 (BNT) based lead-free incipient piezoceramics are promising
candidates for actuator applications due to their giant electromechanical strains originating …

Electric field-induced transformations occur in a myriad of systems with a variegated
phenomenology and have attracted widespread scientific interest due to their importance in …