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 …

High strain piezoelectric ceramics are the state-of-the-art materials for high precision,
positioning devices. A comprehensive review of the latest developments of the various types …

Piezoelectric materials provide high strain and large driving forces in actuators and can
transform electrical energy into mechanical energy. Although they were discovered over 100 …

In this study, nanoparticles of Ba1− xSrxTiO3 (where x= 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4) have been
prepared using a chemical method. One of these pure perovskite compositions (x= 0.0) has …

Electrostriction plays an important role in the electromechanical behavior of ferroelectrics
and describes a phenomenon in dielectrics where the strain varies proportional to the …

Grain size effects on the physical properties of polycrystalline ferroelectrics have been
extensively studied for decades; however there are still major controversies regarding the …

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 …

Over the past few decades, piezoelectric materials have emerged as one of the powerful
platforms for energy harvesting applications. Nowadays, they offer sustainable solutions for …

Piezoelectric materials play an essential role in the advancement of micro-and
nanoelectronics equipment. The piezoelectric properties of the materials rely upon the …

BiFeO3–BaTiO3 (BF–BT)-based lead-free piezoceramics are desired materials for high-
temperature applications of piezoelectric sensors with a high Curie temperature and good …