Structure and Electrical Properties of Microwave Sintered BTS-BCT-xBF Lead-Free Piezoelectric Ceramics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedure
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Phase Structure
3.2. Microstructure
3.3. Dielectric and Ferroelectric Properties
3.4. Energy Storage Performance and Electrostriction
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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x | Sintering Method | Density (g/cm3) | Sintering Method | Density (g/cm3) |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.002 | CS | 5.8005 | MW | 5.8364 |
0.004 | 5.8285 | 5.9100 | ||
0.006 | 5.7959 | 5.8653 | ||
0.008 | 5.7644 | 5.8435 | ||
0.010 | 5.7721 | 5.8195 | ||
0.012 | 5.8059 | 5.8065 |
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Wang, T.; Ma, J.; Wu, B.; Wang, F.; Wang, S.; Chen, M.; Wu, W. Structure and Electrical Properties of Microwave Sintered BTS-BCT-xBF Lead-Free Piezoelectric Ceramics. Materials 2022, 15, 1789. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15051789
Wang T, Ma J, Wu B, Wang F, Wang S, Chen M, Wu W. Structure and Electrical Properties of Microwave Sintered BTS-BCT-xBF Lead-Free Piezoelectric Ceramics. Materials. 2022; 15(5):1789. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15051789
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Tao, Jian Ma, Bo Wu, Fenghua Wang, Shiyu Wang, Min Chen, and Wenjuan Wu. 2022. "Structure and Electrical Properties of Microwave Sintered BTS-BCT-xBF Lead-Free Piezoelectric Ceramics" Materials 15, no. 5: 1789. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15051789