1. Achieving superior electrical performance of high-temperature piezoelectric ceramics for high-power applications via MnO2 doping and intentional Ti nonstoichiometry for inhibiting pyrochlore phase.
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Peng, Xuewen, Zhu, Tianwen, Wang, Ting, Shang, Xunzhong, Zhou, Taosheng, Gong, Weiping, and Guo, Jinming
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PIEZOELECTRIC ceramics ,PYROCHLORE ,MANGANESE dioxide ,CURIE temperature ,MASS production ,CERAMICS - Abstract
Simultaneous achievement of large piezoelectric responses and broad service temperature range for power-type applications, such as sensors, actuators and transducers, is challenging due to trade-off between piezoelectric coefficient (d
33 ) and Curie temperature (TC ). In this study, manganese dioxide (MnO2 ) was introduced in 0.04BiYbO3 -0.96Pb(Zr0.469 Ti0.531 )O3 (BY-PZT) matrix, and then based on this, Qm further was improved and tan δ got reduced via optimization of Zr/Ti ratios in the matrix, i.e., by intentional design of Ti nonstoichiometry for inhibiting pyrochlore phase. Results show that doping of appropriate amount of MnO2 led to significant increase in Qm of BY-PZT ceramics from 160 to 274, and tan δ decreased from 2% to 0.3%, while nonstoichiometry with certain Ti-deficiency amount could further increase Qm to 567 and reduce tan δ to 0.2%. Simultaneously, TC was still maintained at relatively high level for high-temperature applications. Ceramics with optimized composition of 0.04BiYbO3 -0.96Pb(Zr0.469 Ti0.531–1.5% )O3 + 1.3 mol%MnO2 sintered at 1100 °C exhibited optimal electrical properties of d33 = 252 pC·N−1 , kp = 0.468, Qm = 567, tan δ = 0.2%, and TC = 389 °C. This study solves the problem of generation of pyrochlore phase during mass production of BY-PZT-based ceramics, and results pave the way for utilizing new power-type piezoelectric ceramic in high-temperature applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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