Phase Structure, Microstructure and Electrical Properties of K xNa(1-x)NbO3 Piezoelectric Ceramics with Different K/Na Ratio

Jianchao Chen; Wei Wu; Shi Su; Jishun Yu; Xinrong Lei; Pei Zhao

doi:10.1007/s11595-019-2010-5

Journal of Wuhan University of Technology Materials Science Edition ›› 2019, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (1) : 30 -34. DOI: 10.1007/s11595-019-2010-5

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Phase Structure, Microstructure and Electrical Properties of K_xNa_(1-x)NbO₃ Piezoelectric Ceramics with Different K/Na Ratio

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The K_xNa_(1-x)NbO₃ (x = 0.45, 0.46, 0.47, 0.48, 0.49, 0.50) lead-free piezoelectric ceramics was fabricated by conventional solid-state sintering method. It was found that the ratio of alkaline metal would affect the microstructure, bulk density, and optimum sintering temperatures of ceramics. Meanwhile, the electrical properties were also influenced by modulating the K/Na ratio, exhibiting corresponding composition-dependent properties. The optimum electrical properties of K_xNa_(1-x)NbO₃ such as piezoelectric constant d ₃₃ = 115 pC/N, mechanical quality factor Q _m = 20, Curie temperature T _c = 365 °C, ε ^T ₃₃/ε₀= 588.1, dielectric loss tan δ = 0.024, bulk density (ρ) = 3.08 g/cm³, remnant polarization (P _r) = 8.87 μC/cm² and coercive field (E _c) = 13.79 kV/cm were obtained at x = 0.46.

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lead-free piezoelectric ceramics / solid-state sintering / K/Na ratio / electrical properties

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Jianchao Chen, Wei Wu, Shi Su, Jishun Yu, Xinrong Lei, Pei Zhao. Phase Structure, Microstructure and Electrical Properties of K_xNa_(1-x)NbO₃ Piezoelectric Ceramics with Different K/Na Ratio. Journal of Wuhan University of Technology Materials Science Edition, 2019, 34(1): 30-34 DOI:10.1007/s11595-019-2010-5

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