Modified phase transition and electrical properties of [Li_(0.05)(Na_(0.535)K_(0.48))_(0.95)]- (Nb_(0.94)Sb_(0.06))O_3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramic by sintering temperature.pdfVIP

RARE ME TALS Vol. 31,N o. 6, Dec . 2012, p. 590 DOI : 10.1007/s12598 012 0563 y Mod ified ph ase tr ansition an d electr ical pr op er ties of [Li (Na K ) ] 0.05 0.535 0.48 0.95 (Nb0.94Sb0.06)O3 lead fr ee p iezoelectr ic cer am ic by sinter ing temper atur e a a a a a b ZHAO Xiaokun , ZHANG Boping , ZHAO Lei , ZHU Lifeng , LI Yan , and CHENG Liqian a School of Materials Science and Engineering, Univer sity of Science and Technology Beij ing, Beij ing 100083, China b State Key Labor atory ofNew Cer amics and F ine P rocessing, Department ofMater ia ls Science and Engineer ing, Tsinghua Univer sity, Beij ing 100084, China Received 31 Mar ch 20 12; received in r evised form 24 Apr il 20 12; accepted 27 May 20 12 ©The N onferrous Metals Society of China and Spr inger Verlag Berlin H eidelber g 2012 Ab stra ct Li/Sb doped (N a,K)Nb O with a n omin al composition of [Li (Na K ) ](Nb Sb )O ceramic was synth esized by normal sinter 3 0.05 0.535 0.48 0.95 0.94 0.06 3 ing. Th e ph ase structure, microstru cture, and electrical prop erties were inv estigated with a special emphasis on the influ ence of th e sintering temp erature. A polymorphic ph ase transition (PPT) from orth orhomb ic to tetragonal symmetry was ob served when th e sintering temperature was raised from 1040 to 1050 C, wh ereby th e piezoelectric coefficient d33 and th e electromechanical coupling coefficient kp reached the peak values of 245 p CN1 and 41.2%, respectively. The PPT induced by varying th e s