[HTML][HTML] Requirements for the transfer of lead-free piezoceramics into application

J Koruza, AJ Bell, T Frömling, KG Webber, K Wang… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The recent review for the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) by the
expert committee, appointed by the European Union, stated that the replacement of PZT “ …

Design and development of outstanding strain properties in NBT-based lead-free piezoelectric multilayer actuators by grain-orientation engineering

K Liu, F Liu, W Zhang, Z Dou, W Ma, C Samart… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract (Na 1/2 Bi 1/2) TiO 3-based (NBT-based) piezoelectric multilayer actuators (MLAs)
have attracted massive attention to replacing conventional lead-based piezoelectric devices …

[HTML][HTML] Origin of high-power drive stability in (Na1/2Bi1/2) TiO3-BaTiO3 based piezoceramics

M Slabki, KV Lalitha, J Rödel, J Koruza - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Hard-type ferroelectrics are indispensable and increasingly used for numerous high-power
piezoelectric resonance applications, ranging from ultrasonic welding and cleaning, to …

Fracture behavior in electrically poled alkaline bismuth-and potassium-based lead-free piezoceramics using Vickers indentation

X Wang, LK Venkataraman, C Tan, Y Li - Scripta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
The fracture behavior of unpoled and electrically poled Ka 0.5 Na 0.5 NbO 3 (KNN)-and Na
1/2 Bi 1/2 TiO 3 (NBT)-based lead-free piezoceramics were characterized using the Vicker's …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical characterization of piezoelectric materials: A perspective on deformation behavior across different microstructural length scales

VS Kathavate, KE Prasad, MSRN Kiran… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Piezoelectric materials (PEMs) find a wide spectrum of applications that include, but are not
limited to, sensors, actuators, semiconductors, memory devices, and energy harvesting …

Role of thermal gradients on the depolarization and conductivity in quenched Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3-BaTiO3

MH Zhang, P Breckner, T Frömling, J Rödel… - Applied Physics …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Quenching has been demonstrated to increase the thermal stability of the piezoelectric
properties of relaxor (1− x) Na 1/2 Bi 1/2 TiO 3-xBaTiO 3 (NBTxBT) by 40 C. This work …

Toughening ceramics down to cryogenic temperatures by reentrant strain-glass transition

M Fang, Y Ji, Y Ni, W Wang, H Zhang, X Wang… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Ceramics, often exhibiting important functional properties like piezoelectricity,
superconductivity, and magnetism, are usually mechanically brittle at room temperature and …

Co-fired lead-free piezoceramic multilayer actuators with ultrahigh electro-strain and remarkable comprehensive properties

B Wang, J Wang, H Zhang, Y Guo - Journal of the European Ceramic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Piezoceramic multilayer actuators (MLAs) offer remarkable advantages across various
cutting-edge applications, yet the inferior piezoelectric strain and the confined assessment …

Temperature dependent fracture toughness of KNN-based lead-free piezoelectric ceramics

Y Li, Y Liu, PE Öchsner, D Isaia, Y Zhang, KE Wang… - Acta Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
The fracture toughness of unpoled and electrically poled lead-free KNN-based piezoelectric
ceramics with the composition of 0.92 KNN-0.02 Bi 0.5 Li 0.5 TiO 3-0.06 BaZrO 3 was …

Frequency dependence of the relaxor-to-ferroelectric transition under applied electrical and mechanical fields

A Martin, NH Khansur, K Riess, KG Webber - Journal of the European …, 2019 - Elsevier
Relaxor ferroelectrics are a unique material class with underlying microscopic processes
that are yet to be fully understood. In particular, the electrical and mechanical field …