In order to obtain both high piezoelectric property and good temperature stability in BaTiO_(3)-based ceramics in the common usage temperature range,Sn4þand Zr4þare co-doped into BaTiO3 ceramics according to...In order to obtain both high piezoelectric property and good temperature stability in BaTiO_(3)-based ceramics in the common usage temperature range,Sn4þand Zr4þare co-doped into BaTiO3 ceramics according to the formula of Ba(Ti_(0.96)Sn_(x)Zr_(0.04-x))O_(3)(BTSZ)(x=0.01-0.4)with 1 mol%CuO being added as sintering-aid in this study.The CuO-modified BTSZ ceramics show both high piezoelectric properties and good temperature stability.Particularly,the CuO-modified Ba(Ti_(0.96)Sn_(x)Zr_(0.04-x))O_(3)ceramic displays the high piezoelectric properties of d_(33)=350 pC/N,k_(p)=49.5%at room-temperature and a weak temperature dependence of kp in the temperature range of15C and 60C.Moreover,the CuO-modified Ba(Ti_(0.96)Sn_(x)Zr_(0.04-x))O_(3)ceramic shows stable thermal aging behavior with the d33 being almost unchanged until the aging temperature of 100C,which is even higher than its Curie temperature.The high piezoelectric properties of CuO-modified Ba(Ti_(0.96)Sn_(x)Zr_(0.04-x))O_(3)ceramic were ascribed to the dense microstructure with small and uniform grain size distribution.The stable thermal aging behavior can be explained by the aging effect based on the defect dipolar model.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(Grant No.ZR2010EM005)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(Grant No.20090131110015)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51172128).
文摘In order to obtain both high piezoelectric property and good temperature stability in BaTiO_(3)-based ceramics in the common usage temperature range,Sn4þand Zr4þare co-doped into BaTiO3 ceramics according to the formula of Ba(Ti_(0.96)Sn_(x)Zr_(0.04-x))O_(3)(BTSZ)(x=0.01-0.4)with 1 mol%CuO being added as sintering-aid in this study.The CuO-modified BTSZ ceramics show both high piezoelectric properties and good temperature stability.Particularly,the CuO-modified Ba(Ti_(0.96)Sn_(x)Zr_(0.04-x))O_(3)ceramic displays the high piezoelectric properties of d_(33)=350 pC/N,k_(p)=49.5%at room-temperature and a weak temperature dependence of kp in the temperature range of15C and 60C.Moreover,the CuO-modified Ba(Ti_(0.96)Sn_(x)Zr_(0.04-x))O_(3)ceramic shows stable thermal aging behavior with the d33 being almost unchanged until the aging temperature of 100C,which is even higher than its Curie temperature.The high piezoelectric properties of CuO-modified Ba(Ti_(0.96)Sn_(x)Zr_(0.04-x))O_(3)ceramic were ascribed to the dense microstructure with small and uniform grain size distribution.The stable thermal aging behavior can be explained by the aging effect based on the defect dipolar model.
