Abstract
The ferroelectric strain hysteresis and acoustic emissions of lead-free (1 - x - y)Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-xBaTiO3-yK0.5Na0.5NbO3 ceramics were investigated at room temperature. The field-induced antiferroelectric ↔ ferroelectric phase transition as well as the ferroelectric coercive field were successfully detected. Although the strain was largest for x = 0.06 and y = 0.02, this composition showed the lowest acoustic emission signals, making it an interesting material for ultrasonic transducer applications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 251-253 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2009 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the DFG (Project A1, SFB 595).
Keywords
- Acoustic emission
- Antiferroelectric phase transition
- Ferroelectric hysteresis
- Lead-free piezoelectrics