Piezoelectric properties of (1 - x)Pb(Zr1/2Ti1/2)O3-xPb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3 ceramics prepared by the columbite-(wolframite) precursor method

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dc.contributor.authorVittayakorn, N.
dc.contributor.authorPuchmark, C.
dc.contributor.authorRujijanagul, G.
dc.contributor.authorTan, X.
dc.contributor.authorCann, D. P.
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-06T09:54:12Z
dc.date.available2026-08-06T09:54:12Z
dc.date.issued2006-06-01
dc.description.abstractSolid solutions of the perovskite structure, (1 - x)Pb(Zr<inf>1/2</inf>Ti<inf>1/2</inf>)O<inf>3</inf>-xPb(Zn<inf>1/3</inf>Nb<inf>2/3</inf>)O<inf>3</inf> with x = 0.1-0.5, were synthesized via the columbite-(wolframite) precursor method. The phase development of calcined powder precursors was analyzed by X-ray diffraction. Phase-pure perovskite of PZN-PZT ceramics was obtained over a wide compositional range. The microstructure and piezoelectric properties were characterrized by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), d<inf>33</inf> measurements and impedance analysis. It has been found that ultra-high piezoelectric properties were observed in compositions close to a morphotropic phase boundary (MPB). The maximum value of d<inf>33</inf> (690 pC/N) and the highest k<inf>p</inf> (0.7) were recorded for the composition x = 0.3 located at the boundary between tetragonal and rhombohedral ferroelectric phases. Furthermore, large values of d<inf>33</inf> (600 pC/N) and k<inf>p</inf> (0.67) were observed at a compositions of x = 0.5, which is the boundary between two ferroelectric rhombohedral phases. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.citationCurrent Applied Physics, 6(3), 303-306, 2006
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.cap.2005.11.005
dc.identifier.issn15671739
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-33744512355
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.kmitl.ac.th/handle/123456789/1316
dc.sourceCurrent Applied Physics
dc.subjectFerroelectricity
dc.subjectPhase transitions
dc.subjectPiezoelectricity
dc.subjectPZT
dc.titlePiezoelectric properties of (1 - x)Pb(Zr1/2Ti1/2)O3-xPb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3 ceramics prepared by the columbite-(wolframite) precursor method
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