Effects of Sintering Temperature on the Microstructure and Electrical Properties of BiMnO₃-Doped 0.95Na_0.5K_0.5NbO₃-0.05LiSbO₃ Ceramics

REFERENCES

• Schreiter , M. ; Gabl , R. ; Pitzer , D. ; Primig , R. ; Wersing , W. Electro-acoustic hysteresis behavior of PZT thin film bulk acoustic resonators . Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2004 , 24 , 1589 – 1592 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chang , R.C. ; Chu , S.Y. ; Lin , Y.F. ; Hong , C.S. ; Kao , P.C. ; Lu , C.H. The effects of sintering temperature on the properties of (Na0.5K0.5)NbO3–CaTiO3 based lead-free ceramics . Sensors and Actuators A: Physics 2007 , 138 , 355 – 360 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Morita , T. ; Kurosawa , M. ; Higuchi , T. An ultrasonic micromotor using a bending cylindrical transducer based on PZT thin film . Sensors and Actuators A: Physics 1995 , 50 , 75 – 80 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yang , H.B. ; Lin , Y. ; Wang , F. ; Luo , H.L. Chemical synthesis of K0.5Na0.5NbO3 ceramics and their electrical properties . Materials and Manufacturing Processes 2008 , 23 , 489 – 493 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Atamanik , E. ; Thangadurai V. Dielectric properties of Ga-doped Na0.5K0.5NbO3 . Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2009 , 113 , 4648 – 4653 .
   Google Scholar
• Sun , X. ; Chen , J. ; Yu , R. ; Sun , C. ; Liu , G. ; Xing , X. ; Qiao , L. BiScO3 doped (Na0.5K0.5)NbO3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics . Journal of the American Ceramic Society 2009 , 92 , 130 – 132 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Watanabe , Y. ; Sumida , K. ; Yamada , S. ; Sago , S. ; Hirano , S. ; Kikuta , K. Effect of Mn-doping on the piezoelectric properties of (Na0.5K0.5)(NbO0.67Ta0.33)O3 lead-free ceramics . Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 2008 , 47 , 3556 – 3558 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wang , R. ; Xie , R. ; Sekiya , T. ; Shimojo , Y. ; Akimune , Y. ; Hirosaki , N. ; Itoh , M. Piezoelectric properties of spark-plasma-sintered (Na0.5K0.5)NbO3–PbTiO3 ceramics . Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 2002 , 41 , 7119 – 7122 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zuo , R.Z. ; Ye , C. ; Fang , X.S. Na0.5K0.5NbO3–BiFeO3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 2008, 69, 230–235.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chang , Y.F. ; Yang , Z.P. ; Wei , L.L. ; Liu , B. Effects of AETiO3 additions on phase structure, microstructure and electrical properties of (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 ceramics . Materials Science and Engineering A 2006 , 437 , 301 – 305 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jaeger , R.E. ; Egerton , L. Hot pressing of potassium-sodium niobates . Journal of the American Ceramic Society 1962 , 45 , 209 – 213 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Birol , H. ; Damjanovic , D. ; Setter , N. Preparation and characterization of (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 ceramics . Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2006 , 26 , 861 – 866 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Park , S. ; Ahn , C. ; Nahm , S. ; Song , J. Microstructure and piezoelectric properties of ZnO-added K0.5Na0.5NbO3 ceramics . Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 2005 , 43 , 1072 – 1074 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zuo , R.Z. ; Fang , X.S. ; Ye , C. Phase structures and electrical properties of new lead-free (Na0.5K0.5)NbO3–(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3 ceramics . Applied Physics Letters 2007 , 90 , 092904-1 – 092904-3 .
   Google Scholar
• Park , H.Y. ; Seo , I.T. ; Choi , M.K. ; Nahm , S. ; Lee , H.G. ; Kang , H.W. ; Choi , B.H. Microstructure and piezoelectric properties of the CuO-added (Na0.5K0.5)(Nb0.97Sb0.03)O3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics . Journal of Applied Physics 2008 , 104 , 034103-1 – 034103-7 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lin , D.M. ; Kwok , K.W. ; Chan , H.L.W. Phase transition and electrical properties of (K0.5Na0.5)(Nb1−x Ta x )O3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics . Applied Physics A 2008 , 91 , 167 – 171 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang , S.J. ; Xia , R. ; Shrout , T.R. ; Zang , G.Z. ; Wang , J.F. Piezoelectric properties in perovskite 0.948 K0.5Na0.5NbO3-0.052LiSbO3 lead-free ceramics . Journal of Applied Physics 2006 , 100 , 104108-1 – 104108-6 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wu , J.G. ; Xiao , D.Q. ; Wang , Y.Y. ; Zhu , J.G. ; Yu , P. ; Jiang , Y.H. Compositional dependence of phase structure and electrical properties in (K0.42Na0.58)NbO3-LiSbO3 lead-free ceramics . Journal of Applied Physics 2007 , 102 , 114113-1 – 114113-5 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mgbemere , H.E. ; Herber , R. ; Schneider , G.A. Effect of MnO2 on the dielectric and piezoelectric properties of alkaline niobate based lead free piezoelectric ceramics . Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2009 , 29 , 1729 – 1733 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ahn , C. ; Nahm , S. ; Yoo , M. ; Lee , H. ; Priya , S. Effect of particle size distribution on microstructure and piezoelectric properties of MnO2-added 0.95(K0.5Na0.5)NbO3-0.5BaTiO3 ceramics . Journal of Materials Science 2008 , 43 , 6016 – 6019 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu , D. ; Du , H. ; Tang , F. ; Luo , F. ; Zhou , W. ; Qu , S. Effects of Bi2O3-doping on the properties of (Na0.5K0.5)NbO3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics . Rare Metal Materials and Engineering 2007 , 36 , 452 – 455 .
   Google Scholar
• Du , H.L. ; Zhou , W.C. ; Zhu , D.M. ; Fa , L. ; Qu , S.B. ; Li , Y. ; Pei , Z.B. Sintering characteristic, microstructure and dielectric relaxor behavior (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3–(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3 lead-free ceramics. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 2008, 91, 2903–2909.
   Google Scholar
• Wu , J. ; Xiao , D. ; Wang , Y. ; Wu , W. ; Zhang , B. ; Zhu , J. ; Pu , Z. ; Li , Q. Microstructure and electrical properties of (Li, Ag, Ta, Sb)-modified (K0.50Na0.50)NbO3 lead-free ceramics with good temperature stability. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2008, 41, 125405-1–125405-6.
   Google Scholar
• Jiang , M.H. ; Liu , X.Y. ; Chen , G.H. Phase structures and electric properties of new lead-free Na0.5K0.5NbO3-LiSbO3-BiFeO3 ceramics. Scripta Materialia 2009, 60, 909–912.
   Google Scholar