Influence of zirconium addition on final properties of K0.5Na0.5NbO3-based ceramics

Microstructure, electrical and dielectric properties of K1/2Na1/2NbO3 (KNN) modified with ZrO2 were investigated. Powders were obtained by a conventional solid-state method. In this way, samples doped with 0.2 mol% of ZrO2 were sintered at 1125 ºC for 2 h. Through XRD spectra, the perovskyte structu...

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Autores: Ramajo, Leandro Alfredo, Taub, Jonathan, Castro, Miriam Susana
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/10139
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/10139
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Lead-Free
Knn
Piezoelectric
Ferroelectrics
Solid-State Reactions
Piezoelectricity
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Resumo:Microstructure, electrical and dielectric properties of K1/2Na1/2NbO3 (KNN) modified with ZrO2 were investigated. Powders were obtained by a conventional solid-state method. In this way, samples doped with 0.2 mol% of ZrO2 were sintered at 1125 ºC for 2 h. Through XRD spectra, the perovskyte structure was seen, in addition to small peaks corresponding to secondary phases. It was also observed that zirconium changed the microstructure and grain size of KNN ceramics drastically. The addition of up to 1.0 mol% of Zr+4 produced a softening effect in the ferroelectric properties of the material, and increased the density. Conversely, samples prepared with higher contents than 1.0 mol% reduced piezoelectric and dielectric properties.