Structural and piezoelectric properties of <001> textured PZT-PZNN piezoelectric ceramics

Tae Gon Lee, Ho Jun Lee, Su Jin Park, Tae Ho Lee, Dae Hyeon Kim, Chang Hyo Hong, Hai Bo Xu, Chong Yun Kang, Sahn Nahm

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Abstract

Rhombohedral 0.69Pb(Zr0.47Ti0.53)-0.31Pb(Zn0.6Ni0.4)NbO3 (PZT-PZNN) ceramics were textured using 10.0 vol. % BaTiO3 (BT) platelets along the <001> direction at 950°C with a high Lotgering factor of 95.3%. BT platelets did not react with the PZT-PZNN ceramics, and the textured PZT-PZNN ceramic had a tetragonal structure. The PZT-PZNN ceramics exhibited a strain of 0.174% with a piezoelectric strain constant (d*33) of 580 pC/N at 3.0 kV/mm. The textured PZT-PZNN ceramic showed an increased strain of 0.276% and d*33 of 920 pC/N at 3.0 kV/mm, which can be explained by the domain rotation. However, the d33 values of the textured specimens are smaller than those of the untextured specimens because of the small remanent polarization and relative dielectric constant of BT platelets. The textured PZT-PZNN ceramic synthesized in this work can be used for piezoelectric multilayer actuators because of its large strain and low sintering temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5681-5692
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume100
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Dec

Keywords

  • piezoelectric materials/properties
  • seeding
  • strain
  • texture

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Materials Chemistry

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