Superior ferroelectric properties and enhanced depolarization temperature simultaneously achieved in BNT‐based ceramics

• Published in: Journal of the American Ceramic Society Vol. 106; no. 5; pp. 2893 - 2902
• Main Authors: Peng, Ping, Li, Kunyou, Nie, Hengchang, Xiao, Xueqing, Zheng, Chan, Lin, Yezhan, Wang, Genshui, Dong, Xianlin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Columbus Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Bismuth titanate; Ceramics; Depolarization; Ferroelectric materials; Ferroelectricity; ferroelectricity/ferroelectric materials; lead‐free ceramics; Phase transitions; Power supplies; thermal properties; Transducers
• ISSN: 0002-7820; 1551-2916
• DOI: 10.1111/jace.18943

Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3‐based ceramics with high remnant polarization Pr have shown outstanding potential in the application of high‐power ferroelectric transducers. However, low depolarization temperature Td is an obstacle for their application. Here, a composition design strategy was proposed to simultaneously improve the Td and Pr in BNT‐based materials. Ultrahigh Pr of 40.56 µC/cm2 and relative high Td of 184°C were synergistically achieved in (Bi0.5Na0.5)(Ti0.995Mn0.005)O3 (BNMT) ceramics by adding 1.0 mol% BiGaO3 (BG), which is superior to other reported lead‐free systems. The excellent ferroelectric properties were attributed to strengthen ferroelectric order as evidenced by increased rhombohedral distortion. Meanwhile, the enhanced depolarization temperature, increasing from 168°C for x = 0% to 184°C for x = 1.0%, can be ascribed to the suppression of the thermal‐induced ferroelectric‐relaxor phase transition by adding BG. Those results enable the BNMT‐BG systems ceramics to be an attractive candidate for application in high‐power supplies.