An overview of lead-free piezoelectric materials and devices

H Wei, H Wang, Y Xia, D Cui, Y Shi, M Dong… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Piezoelectric materials and devices have drawn extensive attention for energy harvesting
due to their excellent electromechanical conversion properties. With increasing concerns …

Potassium–sodium niobate lead-free piezoelectric materials: past, present, and future of phase boundaries

J Wu, D Xiao, J Zhu - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
High-performance piezoceramics are some of the most important and widely used materials,
and as such research into this topic is at the forefront of high-technology advanced …

Ultrahigh Piezoelectric Properties in Textured (K,Na)NbO3‐Based Lead‐Free Ceramics

P Li, J Zhai, B Shen, S Zhang, X Li, F Zhu… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
High‐performance lead‐free piezoelectric materials are in great demand for next‐
generation electronic devices to meet the requirement of environmentally sustainable …

(K, Na)NbO3‐Based Lead‐Free Piezoceramics: Fundamental Aspects, Processing Technologies, and Remaining Challenges

JF Li, K Wang, FY Zhu, LQ Cheng… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Environment‐friendly lead‐free piezoelectric ceramics have been studied extensively in the
past decade with great progress particularly in systems based on a niobate perovskite …

Perspective on the development of lead‐free piezoceramics

J Rödel, W Jo, KTP Seifert, EM Anton… - Journal of the …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A large body of work has been reported in the last 5 years on the development of lead‐free
piezoceramics in the quest to replace lead–zirconate–titanate (PZT) as the main material for …

Environmental friendly lead-free piezoelectric materials

PK Panda - Journal of materials science, 2009 - Springer
Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) based piezoelectric materials are well known for their excellent
piezoelectric properties. However, considering the toxicity of lead and its compounds, there …

Consolidation/synthesis of materials by electric current activated/assisted sintering

R Orrù, R Licheri, AM Locci, A Cincotti, G Cao - Materials Science and …, 2009 - Elsevier
This review article aims to provide an updated and comprehensive description of the
development of the Electric Current Activated/assisted Sintering technique (ECAS) for the …

Lead-free piezoelectric ceramics: Alternatives for PZT?

TR Shrout, SJ Zhang - Journal of Electroceramics, 2007 - Springer
Investigations in the development of lead-free piezoelectric ceramics have recently claimed
comparable properties to the lead-based ferroelectric perovskites, represented by Pb (Zr, Ti) …

Review of chemical modification on potassium sodium niobate lead-free piezoelectrics

Y Zhang, JF Li - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Piezoelectric materials convert mechanical energy into electric energy, and vice versa. They
have been applied in many critical fields, such as motor vehicles, medical devices, the …

Advances in lead-free piezoelectric materials for sensors and actuators

E Aksel, JL Jones - Sensors, 2010 - mdpi.com
Piezoelectrics have widespread use in today's sensor and actuator technologies. However,
most commercially available piezoelectric materials, eg, Pb [ZrxTi1− x] O3 (PZT), are …