Potassium–sodium niobate lead-free piezoelectric materials: past, present, and future of phase boundaries

J Wu, D Xiao, J Zhu - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
High-performance piezoceramics are some of the most important and widely used materials,
and as such research into this topic is at the forefront of high-technology advanced …

[HTML][HTML] Lead-free textured piezoceramics using tape casting: A review

AD Moriana, S Zhang - Journal of Materiomics, 2018 - Elsevier
In this review, the evolution of textured lead-free piezoceramics has been explored, primarily
focusing on the technique of templated grain growth (TGG) and reactive-templated grain …

Texture-engineered ceramics—Property enhancements through crystallographic tailoring

GL Messing, S Poterala, Y Chang, T Frueh… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Texture-engineered ceramics enable access to a vast array of novel texture-property
relations leading to property values ranging between those of single crystals and isotropic …

Temperature-insensitive electric-field-induced strain and enhanced piezoelectric properties of< 001> textured (K, Na) NbO3-based lead-free piezoceramics

H Zhang, Y Zhu, P Fan, MA Marwat, W Ma, K Liu, H Liu… - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Texturing is an effective method to improve the piezoelectric properties of lead-free
piezoceramics. In the present study, textured (K, Na) NbO 3-based piezoceramics with a …

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 …

Microscopic Insight into Electric Fatigue Resistance and Thermally Stable Piezoelectric Properties of (K,Na)NbO3-Based Ceramics

P Li, X Chen, F Wang, B Shen, J Zhai… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Pb-Based piezoelectric materials such as Pb (Zr, Ti) O3 have been the mainstay for
electromechanical devices; however, they encounter the challenge of sustainable …

In situ high temperature powder x-ray diffraction technique using a sapphire single-crystal flat cell

S Kobayashi, S Kawaguchi, H Yamada - Review of Scientific …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Understanding the behaviors of materials in their operating and manufacturing
environments is essential not only in the scientific field, but also in the context of designing …

Piezoelectric K0.5Na0.5NbO3 Ceramics Textured Using Needlelike K0.5Na0.5NbO3 Templates

AB Haugen, GH Olsen, F Madaro… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Improved performance by texturing has become attractive in the field of lead‐free
ferroelectrics, but the effect depends heavily on the degree of texture, type of preferred …

Analysis methods for characterizing ferroelectric/ferroelastic domain reorientation in orthorhombic perovskite materials and application to Li-doped Na0.5K0.5NbO3

T Iamsasri, G Tutuncu, C Uthaisar, S Pojprapai… - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - Springer
Ferroelectric and ferroelastic domains can be reoriented during the application of electric
field through domain wall motion. This study develops a method to quantify the domain …

In situ characterization of polycrystalline ferroelectrics using x-ray and neutron diffraction

G Esteves, CM Fancher, JL Jones - Journal of Materials Research, 2015 - cambridge.org
X-ray and neutron diffraction are particularly useful for characterizing ferroelectric materials
in situ, eg, during application of temperature, pressure, electric field, and stress. In this …