Abstract
(Bi0.5Na0.5)0.94Ba0.06TiO3–xHfO2 [BNBT–xHfO2] lead-free ceramics were prepared using the conventional solid-state reaction method. Effects of HfO2 content on their microstructures and electrical properties were systematically studied. A pure perovskite phase was observed in all the ceramics with x=0–0.07wt%. Adding optimum HfO2 content can induce dense microstructures and improve their piezoelectric properties, and a high depolarization temperature was also obtained. The ceramics with x=0.03wt% possess optimum electrical properties (i.e., d33~168pC/N, kp~32.1%, Qm~130, εr~715, tanδ~0.026, and Td~106°C, showing that HfO2-modified BNBT ceramics are promising materials for piezoelectric applications.
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