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The relations of sintering conditions and microstructures of [Bi 0.5 (Na 1‐x‐y K x Li y ) 0.5 ]TiO 3 piezoelectric ceramics
Author(s) -
Lin D. M.,
Xiao D. Q.,
Zhu J. G.,
Yu P.,
Yan H. J.,
Li L. Z.,
Zhang W.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.200310145
Subject(s) - sintering , ceramic , microstructure , materials science , bismuth titanate , perovskite (structure) , bismuth , grain size , piezoelectricity , mineralogy , phase (matter) , analytical chemistry (journal) , crystallography , metallurgy , composite material , ferroelectricity , dielectric , chemistry , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , chromatography
Abstract Bismuth sodium titanate (abbreviated as BNT) based solid solution, [Bi 0.5 (Na 1‐x‐y K x Li y ) 0.5 ]TiO 3 (0 < x + y < 1) ceramics, was invented in our group. These ceramics, which are considered as new candidates for lead‐free piezoelectric materials, were prepared by conventional ceramic sintering technique. The results of X‐ray diffraction show that the ceramics possess a single perovskite phase. The relations of the sintering conditions and the microstructures of the ceramics were studied. It was found that the optimized sintering condition is at 1100‐1150 °C for 2‐3 h, the grains of the ceramics have very regular shape, and the grain size of the ceramics is in the range of 1.3‐2.2 μm. These ceramics with the compositions of high amount of K + and low amount of Li + have relatively large piezoelectric charge constant ( d 33 ), and can be put into practical applications. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)