Giant strain in lead-free piezoceramics Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3–BaTiO3–K0.5Na0.5NbO3 system

Piezoelectric actuators convert electrical into mechanical energy and are implemented for many large-scale applications such as piezoinjectors and ink jet printers. The performance of these devices is governed by the electric-field-induced strain. Here, the authors describe the development of a clas...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2007-09, Vol.91 (11)
Main Authors: Zhang, Shan-Tao, Kounga, Alain Brice, Aulbach, Emil, Ehrenberg, Helmut, Rödel, Jürgen
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Piezoelectric actuators convert electrical into mechanical energy and are implemented for many large-scale applications such as piezoinjectors and ink jet printers. The performance of these devices is governed by the electric-field-induced strain. Here, the authors describe the development of a class of lead-free (0.94−x)Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3–0.06BaTiO3–xK0.5Na0.5NbO3 ceramics. These can deliver a giant strain (0.45%) under both unipolar and bipolar field loadings, which is even higher than the strain obtained with established ferroelectric Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 ceramics and is comparable to strains obtained in Pb-based antiferroelectrics.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.2783200