Phase Transition and High Piezoactivity of Sr Doped Lead-Free （Na0.53K0.422Li0.048） （Nb0.89Sb0.06Wa0.05）O3 Ceramics

Lead-free piezoelectric ceramics （Na0.53K0.422Li0.048 ） （Nb0.89Sb0.06 Ta0.05 ）03 （NKLNST） ＋ x tool SrCO3 are prepared by conventional solid state sintering method. The specimens with pure perovskite structure show tetragonal phase at x 〈 0.01, and become pseudo-cubic phase at x 〉 0.02. A lattice parameter discontinuity is found in the specimens with 0.004 〈 x 〈 0.0075, along with a great improvement in piezoactivity. The 0.004 mol SrCO3 added NKLNST ceramics possesses outstanding performances of kp = 0.53, kt = 0.26, and d33=309 pC/N. Moreover, the Sr^2＋ modification inhibits the gra/n growth, decreases the Curie temperature, and induces a diffuse phase transition.     

铌酸钾钠基无铅压电陶瓷的X射线衍射与相变分析

分析了斜方相、四方相铌酸钾钠基无铅压电陶瓷材料的结构和X射线衍射图谱的特点. 对于铌酸钾钠基压电材料斜方相结构, 从构成晶胞的一个单斜原胞进行分析, 计算出X射线衍射谱上每个衍射角附近的衍射峰数目和相对强度. 提出了2θ在20°—60°范围内根据(1 0 2)衍射峰(52°附近)和(1 2 1)衍射峰(57°附近)劈裂的数目区分斜方和四方相的新方法. 对于多晶陶瓷粉末, 可以更简便的由22°(或45°)附近前后峰的相对高低来判断斜方、四方相. 关键词： 铌酸钾钠 无铅压电陶瓷 X射线衍射 相变     

KNN Based Lead-Free Piezoceramics with Improved Thermal Stability

Lead-free piezoelectric ceramics （1 - x） （Na0.53K0.404 Li0.066）Nb0.92 Sb0.08 03 ＋xZrTiO3 are fabricated by conventional solid-state sintering method, and their dielectric and piezoelectric characteristics are investigated. With the addition of SrTiO3, the growth of the grain size is restrained, meanwhile the phase transition temperature of orthorhombic-tetragonal is shifted below room temperature. It is found that the ceramics with x = 0.010 exhibit excellent piezoelectric properties （d33 = 220 pC/N, kp = 41%, kt = 39%） and improved thermal stability around room temperature. The results indicate that these materials are promising lead-free piezoceramics for practical operations.     

Thermal Stability and Humidity Resistance of ScTaO4 Modified （K0.5Na0.5）NbO3 Ceramics

Lead-free （Na0.5K0.5）NbO3-xmol% ScTaO4 （x=0-1.5） ceramics are prepared using the conventional solid-state reaction method and their properties are investigated in detail. The results indicate that the piezoelectric properties and density are improved by the introduction of ScTaO4. Due to the high orthorhombic-tetragonal phase transition temperature TO-T （around 200°C）, stable piezoelectric properties against temperature are obtained. In a wide temperature range of 15-160°C, kp of the （Na0.5K0.5）NbO3-0.5mol% ScTaO4 ceramic remains almost unchanged and d31 increases slightly from 59pC/N to 71pC/N. The deliquescent problem is effectively solved by the addition of ScTaO4. The piezoelectric properties of ScTaO4 modified （Na0.5K0.5）NbO3 ceramics show no obvious reduction and dielectric loss increases slightly after 120h of immersion. From the analysis, it is suggested that the density is an important factor that improves the humidity resistance of the specimens.