Lei Zhao, Bo-ping Zhang, Min Cui, and Yan Li, Effect of KNbO3 content on the crystal structure and electrical properties of (1 − x)PbZr0.54Ti0.46O3-xKNbO3 piezoelectric ceramics, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 20(2013), No. 3, pp. 279-283. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-013-0724-5
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Lei Zhao, Bo-ping Zhang, Min Cui, and Yan Li, Effect of KNbO3 content on the crystal structure and electrical properties of (1 − x)PbZr0.54Ti0.46O3-xKNbO3 piezoelectric ceramics, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 20(2013), No. 3, pp. 279-283. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-013-0724-5
Lei Zhao, Bo-ping Zhang, Min Cui, and Yan Li, Effect of KNbO3 content on the crystal structure and electrical properties of (1 − x)PbZr0.54Ti0.46O3-xKNbO3 piezoelectric ceramics, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 20(2013), No. 3, pp. 279-283. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-013-0724-5
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Lei Zhao, Bo-ping Zhang, Min Cui, and Yan Li, Effect of KNbO3 content on the crystal structure and electrical properties of (1 − x)PbZr0.54Ti0.46O3-xKNbO3 piezoelectric ceramics, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 20(2013), No. 3, pp. 279-283. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-013-0724-5
(1 − x)PbZr0.54Ti0.46O3-xKNbO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 25mol%) (abbreviated as PZT-xKN) piezoelectric ceramics were successfully fabricated by a traditional sintering technique at 1225℃ for 30 min. The influence of KNbO3 content on the crystal structure and electrical properties of the PZT-xKN piezoelectric ceramics was studied. Samples with 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.20 show a pure perovskite structure, indicating that all KNbO3 diffused into the crystal lattice of PZT to form a single solid solution in this compositional range. A second Pb3Nb4O13 phase is observed in the PZT-0.25KN sample, showing that the maximum solid solubility of KNbO3 in PZT matrix ceramic is less than 25mol%. Compared with pure PZT piezoelectric ceramics, samples containing KNbO3 have smaller crystal grains. PZT-0.15KN exhibits excellent piezoelectric properties with d33 = 209 pC/N.
(1 − x)PbZr0.54Ti0.46O3-xKNbO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 25mol%) (abbreviated as PZT-xKN) piezoelectric ceramics were successfully fabricated by a traditional sintering technique at 1225℃ for 30 min. The influence of KNbO3 content on the crystal structure and electrical properties of the PZT-xKN piezoelectric ceramics was studied. Samples with 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.20 show a pure perovskite structure, indicating that all KNbO3 diffused into the crystal lattice of PZT to form a single solid solution in this compositional range. A second Pb3Nb4O13 phase is observed in the PZT-0.25KN sample, showing that the maximum solid solubility of KNbO3 in PZT matrix ceramic is less than 25mol%. Compared with pure PZT piezoelectric ceramics, samples containing KNbO3 have smaller crystal grains. PZT-0.15KN exhibits excellent piezoelectric properties with d33 = 209 pC/N.