Effect of MnO2 on the microstructure and electrical properties of 0.83Pb(Zr0.5Ti0.5)O3-0.11Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.06Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3 piezoelectric ceramics

Leilei Li, Junting Liu, Jie Xu, Shuyao Cao, Qian Chen, Emilia Pawlikowska, Mikołaj Szafran, Feng Gao, Mike Reece, Haixue Yan

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Abstract

A sample of 0.83Pb(Zr0.5Ti0.5)O3-0.11Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.06Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3 (PZNNT) to which MnO2 was added, with a high mechanical quality factor (Qm) and a good transduction coefficient (d33×g33), were systematically investigated. Based on the SEM analysis there existed two kinds of “secondary phases”, Rich Ti and Rich Zn phases, which arose due to the B-site substation of PZNNT-based ceramics by manganese ions. One phase was due to the Mn3+ replacing the Ti4+ to create oxygen vacancies and induce the hardening effect. Another phase was due to the Mn2+ replacing the Zn-site to stabilize the perovskite phase. When the addition of MnO2 reached the solubility limit of 1.5 mol% in the PZNNT-based ceramics, the sample showed optimal electrical properties (Qm=357, d33×g33=9859 × 10−15 m2/N, kp=0.56), which suggested its potential application for piezoelectric energy harvesting in larger field excitation environments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)180-185
Number of pages6
JournalCeramics International
Volume46
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2020

Keywords

  • d×g
  • MnO doping
  • Piezoelectric energy harvesting
  • Q

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