0000000000855131
AUTHOR
M. ŁAtas
Dielectric and Ferroelectric Properties of Lead-Free NKN and NKN-Based Ceramics
Lead-free ceramics of Na0.5K0.5NbO3 (NKN), Na0.5K0.5(Nb0.94Sb0.06)O3 (NKNS6) and Na0.5K0.5(Nb0.94Sb0.06)O3 + 0.5%MnO2 (NKNS6 + 0.5%MnO2) have been prepared by a solid phase hot pressing sintering process. X-ray diffraction results show that the obtained samples possess the perovskite structure. The micrograph of the fractured surface showed a dense structure in a good agreement with that of 91–94% relative density determined by the Archimedes method. An average grain size decreases with Sb and Mn doping (from about 20 μm for NKN to about 5 and 2 μm for NKNS6 and NKNS6 + 0.5%MnO2, respectively). Low frequency (100 Hz–200 kHz) investigations revealed the diffuse phase transitions. It was foun…
Effect of Electromechanical Loading on the Dielectric Properties of PLZT−x/65/35 Ceramics (x = 8 and 8.5)
The influence of uniaxial pressure (0-800 bars) applied parallel to the ac electric field on the dielectric properties of La−modified lead–zirconate−titanate ceramics with the Zr/Ti ratio of 65/35 was investigated. Applying uniaxial pressure leads to the reduction of the peak intensity of the electric permittivity (ϵ), of the frequency dispersion as well as of the dielectric hysteresis. The peak intensity of ϵ becomes diffuse and shifts with increasing the pressure. Our results show that applying uniaxial pressure induces similar effects as increasing the Ti−ion concentration in PZT system. We interpreted our results based on domain switching processes under the action of combined electrome…