Abstract
(Na0.5K0.5)NbO3 (NKN) ceramic with 1.5 mol% CuO added (NKNC) was well sintered even at a low temperature of 900°C with the addition of ZnO. Most of the ZnO reacted with the CuO and formed the liquid phase that assisted the densification of the specimens at 900°C. A few Zn2+ ions entered the matrix of the specimens and increased the coercive field (Ec) and Qm values of the specimens. High-piezoelectric properties of kp=0.37, Qm=755, and ε3T/ε0=327 were obtained from the NKNC ceramics containing 1.0 mol% ZnO sintered at 900°C for 2 h.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 36-39 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the American Ceramic Society |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 Jan |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ceramics and Composites
- Materials Chemistry