Abstract
The effect of Mg2+/Nb5+ co-substitution at the B-site on the structures and electrical properties of modified Aurivillius ceramics, Bi4Ti3-x(Mg1/3Nb2/3) xO12, was investigated. Rietveld refinement suggested that Bi4Ti3-x(Mg1/3Nb 2/3)xO12 crystallized in the orthorhombic space group B2cb at room temperature. A high remnant polarization of 15.5 μC cm-2, a large field-induced strain of 0.068% and a high piezoelectric activity of 30 pC N-1 were observed in Bi4Ti 2.95(Mg1/3Nb2/3)0.05O12, with a Curie point of 685 C, due to an enhancement in structural distortion and a reduction in leakage current.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 70-73 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 75 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Mar 2014 |
Keywords
- Aurivillius ferroelectric ceramics
- BiTi(MgNb )O
- Leakage current
- Piezoelectricity
- Rietveld refinement