Affiliation:
1. Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore 560012, Karnataka, India
Abstract
Abstract
For over two decades Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 (NBT) -based lead-free piezoelectrics have attracted attention due to its ability to exhibit large electric-field driven strain. Compared to the popular Pb(Zr, Ti)O3 (PZT)-based piezoelectrics, which exhibit electrostrain of about 0.3%, the derivatives of NBT-based lead-free piezoelectrics at the ergodic—non ergodic relaxor crossover exhibit larger electric-field driven strain ∼0.45%. In recent years, there has been a concerted effort to increase the maximum electrostrain in lead-free piezoceramics. Recent reports suggest that oxygen deficient NBT- based piezoceramics can exhibit electrostrain ∼1%. In this paper we explore this phenomenon and show that the ultra high electric field driven strain measured is primarily a consequence of reducing the thickness of the disc dimension below 500 microns and not an exclusive effect of the composition.
Funder
Science and Engineering Research Board
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
General Materials Science