1. Large enhancement of piezoelectric properties in Mn-modified SrBi4Ti4O15 and its thermal stabilities at elevated temperatures
- Author
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Kenny Lau, Qing-Wei Fu, Chun-Ming Wang, Hu-He Tian, Zhao-Peng Cao, De-Fu Yin, and Qian Wang
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Materials science ,Bismuth titanate ,Analytical chemistry ,Mineralogy ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,Manganese ,Conductivity ,01 natural sciences ,Ion ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0103 physical sciences ,Materials Chemistry ,Ceramic ,010302 applied physics ,Strontium ,Process Chemistry and Technology ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Piezoelectricity ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,chemistry ,visual_art ,Ceramics and Composites ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Curie temperature ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Manganese-modified strontium bismuth titanate (SrBi4Ti4O15, SBT) ceramic oxides were synthesized by substituting a small amount of manganese ions into the Ti4+ sites using conventional solid-state reaction. The resultant Mn-modified SBT (SBT-Mn) exhibits better piezoelectric properties in comparison to unmodified SBT. The piezoelectric properties of Mn-modified SBT is optimized with only 4 mol% Mn substitution. SBT-4Mn exhibits a large piezoelectric constant (d33=30 pC/N), approximately twice the value of unmodified SBT (d33=13 pC/N), while its Curie temperature, Tc, remains almost unchanged at ~530 °C. The temperature-dependent electrical impedance and electromechanical coupling factors kp and kt reveal that the SBT-4Mn exhibits thermally stable electromechanical coupling characteristics up to 300 °C but electromechanical coupling factors deteriorate significantly at a higher temperature due to increased conductivity. Our work suggested that Mn-modified SBT ceramics are promising materials for high temperature piezoelectric applications.
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- 2016