Abstract
Calcium-doped sodium strontium barium niobate (SBNN, (Sr0.6Ba0.4)4−xCaxNa2Nb10O30, 0⩽x⩽0.5) ceramics were prepared by a conventional solid-state reaction method. SBNN showed ‘filled’ tetragonal tungsten-bronze structure with fully occupied A-sites. The tetragonal structure, as revealed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy, was not affected by the Ca-dopant. Effects of Ca-doping concentration on the phase transitions as well as ferroelectric, piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties of the SBNN ceramics were investigated. From the dielectric studies, two anomalies were observed, namely, a sharp normal ferroelectric transition at 260°C and a broad maximum at round −110°C. The later was affected by the Ca-doping concentration and its origin was discussed. At x=0.3, the sample exhibited the highest pyroelectric coefficient of 168μC/m2K and the largest piezoelectric coefficient (d33) of 63pC/N at room temperature. On the basis of our results, the pyroelectric properties of the SBNN were improved by Ca-doping.
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