Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 34, Issue 4, 379(2019)

Li/Ce/La Multidoping on Crystal Structure and Electric Properties of CaBi2Nb2O9 Piezoceramics

Xiang-Xiong ZENG1... Jin-Chao YANG1, Lian ZUO1, Ben-Ben YANG1, Jun QIN1 and Zhi-Hang PENG2 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi’an 710024, China;
  • 2Science and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    (Li0.5Ce0.25La0.25)xCa1-xBi2Nb2O9 Aurivillius phase ceramics were prepared via conventional solid-state sintering route. The effects of co-substitution with different types of rare-earth elements on crystal structure, microstructure and electric properties were investigated. Rietveld-refinement analysis showed that the multiple rare earth elements embedded into the lattice point and formed corresponding solid solutions. The crystal structure tended to transform to tetragonal system from pristine orthorhombic system, whereas Bi 3+ in A-site with 6s2 lone pair electrons suppressed this change. SEM images exhibited that the grain growth in the direction perpendicular to the c-axis was restrained, which could be attributed to the rare earth oxides’ high melting point and low diffusion during the sintering process. Morphotropic phase boundary of a glide plane between orthorhombic system and pseudo-tetragonal system vanished, which generated spontaneous polarization along a and b axis and resulted in increase of piezoelectric properties. The obtained (Li0.5Ce0.25La0.25)0.17Ca0.83Bi2Nb2O9 ceramics performed optimal piezoelectric properties (d33=16.4 pC/N, Tc=913 ℃) and exhibited excellent thermal stability, remaining 85.4% of their initial d33 values after annealing at 850 ℃ for 2 h. All above results demonsrated that the multidoped materials are promising candidates for ultrahigh temperature applications.

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    Xiang-Xiong ZENG, Jin-Chao YANG, Lian ZUO, Ben-Ben YANG, Jun QIN, Zhi-Hang PENG. Li/Ce/La Multidoping on Crystal Structure and Electric Properties of CaBi2Nb2O9 Piezoceramics[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2019, 34(4): 379

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    Category: RESEARCH PAPER

    Received: May. 14, 2018

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 24, 2021

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    DOI:10.15541/jim20180225

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