Abstract
Lead-free piezoelectric single crystal 0.95(Na0.5Bi 0.5)TiO3 (NBT)-0.05BaTiO3 was grown by top-seeded solution growth method, which has rhombohedral symmetry with composition near morphotropic phase boundary. Full set of dielectric, piezoelectric, and elastic constants for [001]c poled domain-engineered single crystal was determined. Excellent electromechanical properties and low dielectric loss (d33 = 360 pC/N, d31 = -113 pC/N, d15 = 162 pC/N, k33 = 0.720, kt = 0.540, and tan δ = 1.1%) make it a good candidate to replace lead-based piezoelectric materials. The depolarization temperature (Td = 135 °C) is the highest among all NBT-based materials and its electromechanical coupling properties are very stable below Td. Extrinsic contributions to piezoelectric properties were investigated by Rayleigh analysis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 122905 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 103 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 16 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)