Temperature stability of ([Na{sub 0.5}K{sub 0.5}NbO{sub 3}]{sub 0.93}-[LiTaO{sub 3}]{sub 0.07}) lead-free piezoelectric ceramics

Journal Article · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3153157· OSTI ID:21294136

Skidmore, Thomas A; Comyn, Tim P; Milne, Steven J ^[1]

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1. Institute for Materials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT (United Kingdom)

A polymorphic phase transition (PPT) is often engineered into lead-free materials to generate high piezoelectric activity at room temperature, limiting their temperature stability. We report [Na{sub 0.5}K{sub 0.5}NbO{sub 3}]{sub 0.93}-[LiTaO{sub 3}]{sub 0.07} tetragonal ceramics with favorable properties over a broad temperature range due to a high Curie temperature at 447 deg. C and PPT at -15 deg. C involving a transition to a monoclinic rather than low temperature orthorhombic phase. Piezoelectric k{sub 31} and d{sub 31} coefficients varied from 0.19 to 0.14 and -53 to -33 pC/N, respectively, over the range of -15 to 300 deg. C. Strain-electric field loops provided strains of {approx}0.2% and a high-field d{sub 33} of 205 pm/V.

• OSTI ID: 21294136
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 22 Vol. 94; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
CERAMICS
CURIE POINT
ELECTRIC FIELDS
FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
MONOCLINIC LATTICES
NIOBATES
ORTHORHOMBIC LATTICES
PERMITTIVITY
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PIEZOELECTRICITY
POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
TANTALATES
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0065-0273 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K