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Electrical and mechanical properties of BZT − x BCT lead‐free piezoceramics
Author(s) -
Hayati Raziye,
Fayazi Mohammad,
Diargar Hadi,
Kaveh Mohammad,
Tayebi Lobat
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of applied ceramic technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1744-7402
pISSN - 1546-542X
DOI - 10.1111/ijac.13494
Subject(s) - materials science , vickers hardness test , piezoelectricity , ceramic , microstructure , dielectric , composite material , phase boundary , flexural strength , sintering , scanning electron microscope , phase (matter) , diffraction , optics , chemistry , physics , optoelectronics , organic chemistry
In this study, lead‐free (1 − x )Ba(Zr 0.2 Ti 0.8 )O 3 − x (Ba 0.7 Ca 0.3 )TiO 3 compositions are synthesized via conventional solid oxide route, and the ceramics are fabricated with normal sintering in air. The effects of composition fluctuations on dielectric, piezoelectric, and mechanical properties are investigated. The phase structure and the microstructure are analyzed with X‐ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The best dielectric and piezoelectric properties of ε r = 11 207 and d 33 = 330 pC/N were obtained for BZT−0.35BCT and BZT−0.5BCT ceramics, respectively. The mechanical behavior—in terms of Vickers hardness and compressive and flexural strengths—was investigated, and the best mechanical behavior was found in the vicinity of the phase transition boundary with x values between 0.5 and 0.6.