Abstract
0.968[(K0.48Na0.52)]1-3xNdxNb0.95+ySb0.05O3-0.032(Bi0.5Na0.5)ZrO3[KNNdxNb0.95+yS-BNZ] lead-free piezoelectric ceramics were prepared via conventional solid state technique for improving the piezoelectric properties. The influences of Nd3+ with excess Nb5+ on the phase structure, electrical properties, and temperature stability were investigated systematically. The rhombohedral-tetragonal phase boundary was observed in the ceramics with 0.001 ≤ x ≤ 0.004, y ≥ 0.01 at room temperature. Rietveld refinement is performed to explore the phase evolution in ceramics. There is a piezoelectric property enhancement in the ceramic with x = 0.001 y = 0.01: d33 = 414 pC/N, kp ∼ 48%, and TC ∼ 227 °C. All results suggest that KNNdxNb0.95+yS-BNZ ceramics developed in this study are expected to be suitable substitutes for lead-based ceramics.
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