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In this paper, the effects of Ta2O5addition on the electrical and physical properties of 0.98(Na0.5K0.5)NbO3-0.02(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3were investigated. The 0.98(Na0.5K0.5)NbO3-0.02(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3[0.98NKN-0.02NBT] ceramics with the addition of 0~0.5 wt% Ta2O5have been prepared following the conventional mixed oxide process. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that, during sintering, all of the (Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3diffuse into the lattice of (Na0.5K0.5)NbO3to form a solid solution, in which a orthorhombic phase with a perovskite structure was found. For 0.98NKN-0.02NBT ceramics by doping 0.1 wt% Ta2O5, the poled dielectric constant (K33T) is 1090. The electromechanical coupling coefficients of the planar modekpand the thickness modektreach 0.39 and 0.48, respectively. Our results show that 0.98NKN-0.02NBT with the addition of 0.1 wt% Ta2O5is a good lead-free piezoelectric ceramic.

In this paper, the effects of Bi2O3addition on the electrical and physical properties of 0.98(Na0.5K0.5)NbO3-0.02(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3 were investigated. The 0.98(Na0.5K0.5)NbO3-0.02(Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3[0.98NKN-0.02NBT] ceramics with the addition of 0~0.5 wt% Bi2O3have been prepared following the conventional mixed oxide process. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that, during sintering, all of the (Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3diffuse into the lattice of ((Na0.5Bi0.5))NbO3to form a solid solution, in which a orthorhombic phase with a perovskite structure was found. For 0.98NKN-0.02NBT ceramics by doping 0.1 wt% Bi2O3, the poled dielectric constant (K33T) and the electromechanical coupling coefficients of the planar mode kpreach 684 and 0.38, respectively, after sintering at 1100 °C for 3 h. Our results show that 0.98NKN-0.02NBT with the addition of 0.1 wt% Bi2O3is a good lead-free piezoelectric ceramic.

Extending the investigations on (Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3-based solid solution for lead-free piezoelectric ceramics, this paper consider the complex solid-solution system (Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3-Ba(Sn,Ti)O3. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that, during sintering, all of the Ba(Sn,Ti)O3 diffuses into the lattice of (Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3 to form a solid solution, in which a rhombohedral phase with a perovskite structure was found. It was found that the samples with a low content of Ba(Sn0.06Ti0.94)O3 exhibit relatively good physical and electric properties. For 0.98(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3-0.02Ba(Sn0.06Ti0.94)O3 ceramics, the electromechanical coupling coefficients of the planar mode kp and the thickness mode kt reach 0.16 and 0.57, respectively, at the sintering of 1100oC for 3 h. The ratio of thickness coupling coefficient to planar coupling coefficient is 3.56. For 0.98(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3-0.02Ba(Sn0.06Ti0.94)O3 ceramics, the relative density and the thickness coupling coefficient kt reach 98.1% and 0.58, respectively, at the sintering of 1100oC for 5 h. With suitable Ba(SnxTi1-x)O3 concentration and sintering condition, a dense microstructure and good electrical properties were obtained.