[HTML][HTML] BaTiO3-based piezoelectrics: Fundamentals, current status, and perspectives

M Acosta, N Novak, V Rojas, S Patel, R Vaish… - Applied Physics …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
We present a critical review that encompasses the fundamentals and state-of-the-art
knowledge of barium titanate-based piezoelectrics. First, the essential crystallography …

Recent Progress on BaTiO3-Based Piezoelectric Ceramics for Actuator Applications

J Gao, D Xue, W Liu, C Zhou, X Ren - Actuators, 2017 - mdpi.com
Due to issues with Pb toxicity, there is an urgent need for high performance Pb-free
alternatives to Pb-based piezoelectric ceramics. Although pure BaTiO3 material exhibits …

Enhanced ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of BCT-BZT at the morphotropic phase boundary driven by the coexistence of phases with different symmetries

S Dash, DK Pradhan, S Kumari, Ravikant… - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
The discovery of lead-free piezoelectric materials is crucial for future information and energy
storage applications. Enhanced piezoelectric and other physical properties are commonly …

High-performance lead-free ferroelectric BZT–BCT and its application in energy fields

X Yan, M Zheng, X Gao, M Zhu, Y Hou - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
High-performance lead-free piezoelectric materials have become a hot topic in the field of
advanced functional materials. In 2009, the (1− x) Ba (Zr0. 2Ti0. 8) O3–x (Ba0. 7Ca0. 3) TiO3 …

Review of the mechanical and fracture behavior of perovskite lead-free ferroelectrics for actuator applications

KG Webber, M Vögler, NH Khansur… - Smart Materials and …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
There has been considerable progress in the development of large strain lead-free
perovskite ferroelectrics over the past decade. Under certain conditions, the …

Electrocaloric Effect in Ba(Zr,Ti)O3–(Ba,Ca)TiO3 Ceramics Measured Directly

M Sanlialp, VV Shvartsman, M Acosta… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we report on studies of the electrocaloric (EC) effect in lead‐free (1− x) Ba (Zr0.
2Ti0. 8) O3–x (Ba0. 7Ca0. 3) TiO3 ceramics with compositions range between 0.32≤ x≤ …

Electromechanical properties of Ce-doped (Ba0.85Ca0.15)(Zr0.1Ti0.9)O3 lead-free piezoceramics

R Hayati, MA Bahrevar, Y Ganjkhanlou, V Rojas… - Journal of Advanced …, 2019 - Springer
Lead-free piezoceramics based on the (Ba, Ca)(Zr, Ti) O 3 (BCZT) system exhibit excellent
electromechanical properties for low-temperature actuation applications, but suffer from …

High piezoelectricity by multiphase coexisting point: Barium titanate derivatives

J Gao, X Ke, M Acosta, J Glaum, X Ren - MRS Bulletin, 2018 - cambridge.org
BaTiO3-based lead-free piezoelectric materials have long been known as “a mediocre class
of piezoelectric materials.” However, they have seen significant renewed interest in recent …

Piezoelectric properties of (1-x) BZT-xBCT system for energy harvesting applications

DJ Shin, J Kim, JH Koh - Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated (1-x) Ba (Zr 0.2 Ti 0.8) O 3–x (Ba 0.7 Ca 0.3) TiO 3 lead-free
piezoelectric ceramics for energy harvester applications. The (1-x) BZT-x BCT ceramic is a …

Giant electro-strain nearly 1% in BiFeO3-based lead-free piezoelectric ceramics through coupling morphotropic phase boundary with defect engineering

W Li, C Zhou, J Wang, C Yuan, J Xu, Q Li… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ultrahigh strain and large piezoelectric coefficient in ferroelectric ceramics are always
desired for actuator application. However, a long-standing challenge is the reported electro …