Full matrix electromechanical properties of textured Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3-Pb(Sc1/2Nb1/2)O3-PbTiO3 ceramic

Abstract

Textured relaxor-PbTiO3 (PT) ceramics possess advantages of crystal-like properties, high composition homogeneity, and low cost, and have, thus, received considerable attention from the piezoelectric community. To promote the applications of textured relaxor-PT ceramics, here we characterize the full electromechanical parameters (elastic, dielectric, and piezoelectric coefficients) and the frequency dependence of the coercive field ( EC) for the recently reported textured Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3-Pb(Sc1/2Nb1/2)O3-PbTiO3 (PIN-PSN-PT) ceramic. Our results show that the textured PIN-PSN-PT ceramic possesses high piezoelectric coefficients ( d31 = −365 pC N−1, d33 = 770 pC N−1, and g33 = 40.4 × 10−3 m2 C−1) and electromechanical coupling factors ( k33 = 87% and kp = 82%), far outperforming those of the commercial ceramic PZT-5H ( d31 = −274 pC N−1, d33 = 593 pC N−1, g33 = 1.97 × 10−2 m2 C−1, k33 = 75%, and kp = 65%). In addition, the textured PIN-PSN-PT ceramic exhibits lower dielectric constants ( ɛ33S = 478) compared with PZT-5H and relaxor-PT crystals, which can greatly promote the sensitivity of receiving transducers. Moreover, the textured PIN-PSN-PT ceramic with a high Tr−t (172 °C) shows better thermal stability compared to commercial relaxor-PT crystals ( Tr−t < 130 °C). The results presented here will benefit the development of piezoelectric devices made of textured ceramics.