Among Aurivillius-phase ferroelectric ceramics, CaBi 2 Nb 2 O 9 is considered as the best candidate with potential applications in ultrahigh-temperature piezoelectric devices due to the highest T c ( ∼ 940°C). This paper reports that BiMn co-substitution at A and B sites gives rise to dramatic enchantments in ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity, and electrical resistivity of CaBi 2 Nb 2 O 9 ceramics. The optimum composition (Ca 0.97 Bi 2.03 Nb 1.99 Mn 0.01 O 9 ) with a T c of 953 ± 3°C shows a high ferroelectric remnant polarization (P r ), field-induced strain (S 33 ), piezoelectric activity d 33 and d * 33 with values of ∼ 11.1 µC/cm 2 , 4.9 × 10 −4 , 20.8 and 26.1 pC/N, respectively, which are about two to three times those of CaBi 2 Nb 2 O 9 .
IMPACT STATEMENTSignificant ferroelectric remnant polarization (P r = 11.1 µC/cm 2 ), field-induced strain (S 33 = 4.9 × 10 −4 ), and piezoelectric activity (d 33 = 20.8 pC/N, d * 33 = 26.1 pC/N) are simultaneously induced in ultrahigh T c CaBi 2 Nb 2 O 9 piezoceramics by BiMn substitution.
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