High-piezoelectric properties in lead-free materials have been the pursuit for both industry and scientific research.In this work,the synergistic approaches of phase/domain engineering and novel poling method are adop...High-piezoelectric properties in lead-free materials have been the pursuit for both industry and scientific research.In this work,the synergistic approaches of phase/domain engineering and novel poling method are adopted for the improvement of piezoelectric performance.The strategically designed lead-free donor-doped BiFeO_(3)-x BaTiO_(3) ceramics at the crystal structure morphotropic phase boundary(MPB)between the rhombohedral and tetragonal phases exhibited a high Curie temperature(T C≥450°C).Furthermore,si-multaneously enhanced static piezoelectric constant(d_(33))of 436±5 pC/N and thermally stable dynamic piezoelectric constant(d_(33)^(∗))of 550±10 pm/V were achieved.The high piezoelectric performance is col-lectively attributed to the crystal structure MPB,thermal quenching effect,local structure heterogeneity induced by donor doping,mesoscale nanodomains,and novel poling method inside a magnetic field.The temperature-insensitive and high piezoelectric performance of the current work is superior to the other lead-free piezoceramics.The synergistic approach for the improvement of piezoelectricity provides a path for the development of lead-free ceramics for high-temperature commercial applications.展开更多
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFB3807404)the Special Funding Support for the Construction of Innovative Provinces in Hunan Province of China(Grant No.2020GK2062)Xuefan Zhou(Postdoc)is particularly grateful for the support from the China National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents (Grant No. BX2021377 ).
文摘High-piezoelectric properties in lead-free materials have been the pursuit for both industry and scientific research.In this work,the synergistic approaches of phase/domain engineering and novel poling method are adopted for the improvement of piezoelectric performance.The strategically designed lead-free donor-doped BiFeO_(3)-x BaTiO_(3) ceramics at the crystal structure morphotropic phase boundary(MPB)between the rhombohedral and tetragonal phases exhibited a high Curie temperature(T C≥450°C).Furthermore,si-multaneously enhanced static piezoelectric constant(d_(33))of 436±5 pC/N and thermally stable dynamic piezoelectric constant(d_(33)^(∗))of 550±10 pm/V were achieved.The high piezoelectric performance is col-lectively attributed to the crystal structure MPB,thermal quenching effect,local structure heterogeneity induced by donor doping,mesoscale nanodomains,and novel poling method inside a magnetic field.The temperature-insensitive and high piezoelectric performance of the current work is superior to the other lead-free piezoceramics.The synergistic approach for the improvement of piezoelectricity provides a path for the development of lead-free ceramics for high-temperature commercial applications.