Microstructure evolution and properties of textured, Pb(Zr_1/2Ti_1/2)O₃-Pb(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃–Pb(Ni_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃ ceramics with plate-like BaZr_0.1Ti_0.9O₃ template

[001]_C-textured ceramics of 0.83Pb(Zr_1/2Ti_1/2)O₃-0.11Pb(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃- 0.06Pb(Ni_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃ with 10 wt% plate-like BaZr_0.1Ti_0.9O₃ templates (PZNNT-BZT) were manufactured using the template grain growth (TGG) method. With various sintering temperatures and holding times, the microstructure, domain structure and electric properties of textured and non-textured samples were studied. The PZNNT-BZT textured ceramics obtained the desired piezoelectric performance (d₃₃ = 318 pC/N, T_C = 230 ℃, d₃₃×g₃₃ = 10174×10⁻¹⁵ m²/N) with the textured fraction of 63 %. Furthermore, the analysis and observation were conducted about the correlation mechanism between phase structure, domain configuration, electrical performance, and energy harvesting properties of PZNNT-based ceramics. From kinetic and thermodynamic viewpoints, the evolution of the oriented grains and texture fraction variation were understood, and this led to suggestions that BaZr_0.1Ti_0.9O₃ could serve as a potential template for PZT-based textured ceramics with a high textured fraction.