Enhanced Ferroelectric and Dielectric Properties of Niobium-Doped Lead-Free Piezoceramics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Synthesis of BNT-ST26 Powder
2.1. Powder Preparation
2.2. Characterization Techniques
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural Analysis
3.1.1. Microstructure
3.1.2. Raman
3.2. Dielectric Studies as a Function of Temperature
3.2.1. Ferroelectric Characterizations
Polarization vs. Electric Field
Strain vs. Electric Field Curves
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Nb % | εr 1 kHz | tanδ 1 kHz | Tm (°C) | Pr (µC/cm2) | Ps (µC/cm2) | Smax (%) | d*33 ρm/V | Density g/cm3 |
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0.0 | 5009.4 | 0.0041 | 140 | 2.67 | 28.9 | 0.22 | 480 | 5.5 |
0.5 | 4450.3 | 0.0029 | 137 | 2.34 | 26.0 | 0.265 | 576 | 5.7 |
1.0 | 4144.6 | 0.0030 | 123 | 2.25 | 22.6 | 0.17 | 370 | 5.7 |
2.0 | 3804.4 | 0.0086 | 109 | 2.28 | 18.3 | 0.075 | 165 | 5.6 |
5.0 | 3257.2 | 0.0096 | 101 | 0.91 | 13.1 | 0.07 | 155 | 5.6 |
Composition | Emax | Smax | d*33 (pm/V) | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
BNT-ST26–Nb | 4.6 | 0.265% | 576 | Our Work |
BNT–ST26 | 4.6 | 0.22% | 480 | Our Work |
BNT–ST24 | 7.0 | 0.20% | 266 | 2020 [41] |
BNT–ST25 | 4.0 | 0.28% | 600 | 2014 [31] |
BNT–ST28 | 6.0 | 0.29% | 488 | 2008 [34] |
BNT–BT–KNN | 8.0 | 0.45% | 560 | 2007 [8] |
BNT–BKT–Nb | 5.0 | 0.21% | 420 | 2019 [42] |
BNT–BKT–Nb | 7.0 | 0.448 | 641 | 2010 [22] |
BNT–ST23–Fe | 2.0 | 0.11% | 550 | 2017 [43] |
BNT–SZ–Nb | 8.0 | 0.22 | 315 | 2015 [38] |
BNT–BZ–Nb | 6.0 | 0.17 | 283 | 2015 [39] |
BNT–BT–SZ | 4.0 | 0.235 | 590 | 2014 [24] |
BNBT–SZ–Nb | 3.0 | 0.20 | 830 | 2015 [12] |
BNKT–ST–Ta | 4.0 | 0.33 | 830 | 2016 [44] |
BNKT–ST–LT | 4.0 | 0.35 | 875 | 2022 [45] |
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Naeem, F.; Saleem, M.; Jabbar, H.; Tanvir, G.; Asif, F.; Baluch, A.H.; Irfan, M.; Ghaffar, A.; Maqbool, A.; Rafiq, T. Enhanced Ferroelectric and Dielectric Properties of Niobium-Doped Lead-Free Piezoceramics. Materials 2023, 16, 477. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16020477
Naeem F, Saleem M, Jabbar H, Tanvir G, Asif F, Baluch AH, Irfan M, Ghaffar A, Maqbool A, Rafiq T. Enhanced Ferroelectric and Dielectric Properties of Niobium-Doped Lead-Free Piezoceramics. Materials. 2023; 16(2):477. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16020477
Chicago/Turabian StyleNaeem, Faysal, Mohsin Saleem, Hamid Jabbar, Gulraiz Tanvir, Fiza Asif, Abrar H. Baluch, Muhammad Irfan, Abdul Ghaffar, Adnan Maqbool, and Tayyab Rafiq. 2023. "Enhanced Ferroelectric and Dielectric Properties of Niobium-Doped Lead-Free Piezoceramics" Materials 16, no. 2: 477. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16020477
APA StyleNaeem, F., Saleem, M., Jabbar, H., Tanvir, G., Asif, F., Baluch, A. H., Irfan, M., Ghaffar, A., Maqbool, A., & Rafiq, T. (2023). Enhanced Ferroelectric and Dielectric Properties of Niobium-Doped Lead-Free Piezoceramics. Materials, 16(2), 477. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16020477