With the capability of interconversion between electrical and mechanical energy,
piezoelectric materials have been revolutionized by the implementation of perovskite …

Suppressing losses that originate from domain‐wall motion in ferroelectrics is essential to
high‐power piezoelectric applications. Conventional models of the hardening effect assume …

The development of high-performance lead-free piezoceramics for replacing Pb-based
perovskites has attracted lots of attention, and comparable room-temperature piezoresponse …

Solid solution of sodium niobate and sodium bismuth titanate [(1-x) NaNbO 3-x (Na 0.5 Bi
0.5) TiO 3: xNBT)] is an important lead-free eco-friendly piezo-ceramic material. In the …

Layered oxide compositions Li3–x Na x Ni2SbO6 have been prepared by solid-state
synthesis. A complete solid solution is evidenced and characterized by X-ray and neutron …

Equipment for synchrotron X-ray diffraction at high pressures up to 33 MPa with an accuracy
of±0.1 MPa using a liquid as a pressure-transmitting medium has been developed. This …

NaNbO 3 (NN) ceramics have attracted worldwide attention as a kind of dielectric material,
but with the drawbacks of difficulty in sintering. In this work, high performance NN ceramics …

Mechanoluminescence (ML) is the phenomenon of light emission produced by a
mechanical stimulus. 1) Innovative advances in non-destructive ML materials in the elastic …

The perovskite Li0. 2Na0. 8NbO3 is shown, by powder neutron diffraction, to display a
unique sequence of phase transitions at elevated temperature. The ambient temperature …

High-temperature phase behavior in the system L ix N a 1− x Nb O 3 has been studied by
using high-resolution neutron powder diffraction. Each of the three compositions studied in …