BiFeO3 Ceramics: Processing, Electrical, and Electromechanical Properties

T Rojac, A Bencan, B Malic, G Tutuncu… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Bismuth ferrite (BiFeO 3), a perovskite material, rich in properties and with wide functionality,
has had a marked impact on the field of multiferroics, as evidenced by the hundreds of …

Origins of electro‐mechanical coupling in polycrystalline ferroelectrics during subcoercive electrical loading

A Pramanick, D Damjanovic, JE Daniels… - Journal of the …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The electromechanical coupling in ferroelectric materials is controlled by several coexisting
structural phenomena which can include piezoelectric lattice strain, 180° and non‐180° …

Electric-field-induced phase-change behavior in (Bi0. 5Na0. 5) TiO3–BaTiO3–(K0. 5Na0. 5) NbO3: A combinatorial investigation

JE Daniels, W Jo, J Rödel, V Honkimäki, JL Jones - Acta Materialia, 2010 - Elsevier
The electric-field-induced strain behavior in (1− x− y)(Bi0. 5Na0. 5) TiO3–xBaTiO3–y (K0.
5Na0. 5) NbO3 electroceramics has been studied using a combinatorial technique. A …

Promising Lead-Free BiFeO3-BaTiO3 ferroelectric Ceramics: Optimization strategies and diverse device applications

B Wang, W Liu, T Zhao, W Peng, P Ci… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bismuth ferrite-barium titanate (BF-BT) ceramics show promise for high-temperature device
applications, potentially supplanting lead-based counterparts. Recent studies have focused …

Critical role of monoclinic polarization rotation in high-performance perovskite piezoelectric materials

H Liu, J Chen, L Fan, Y Ren, Z Pan, KV Lalitha… - Physical review …, 2017 - APS
High-performance piezoelectric materials constantly attract interest for both technological
applications and fundamental research. The understanding of the origin of the high …

Piezoelectric Actuation Mechanism Involving Extrinsic Nanodomain Dynamics in Lead‐Free Piezoelectrics

S Kim, R Miyauchi, Y Sato, H Nam, I Fujii… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Piezoelectric materials play a key role in applications, while there are physically open
questions. The physical origin of piezoelectricity is understood as the sum of contributions …

Direct measurement of the domain switching contribution to the dynamic piezoelectric response in ferroelectric ceramics

JL Jones, M Hoffman, JE Daniels, AJ Studer - Applied physics letters, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
Direct measurement of the domain switching contribution to the dynamic piezoelectric
response in ferroelectric ceramics | Applied Physics Letters | AIP Publishing Skip to Main …

Simultaneously enhancing piezoelectric performance and thermal depolarization in lead-free (Bi, Na) TiO3-BaTiO3 via introducing oxygen-defect perovskites

H Luo, H Liu, S Deng, S Hu, L Wang, B Gao, S Sun… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
For the development of lead-free Bi 0.5 Na 0.5 TiO 3 prototype materials, it seems conflicting
to improve the piezoelectric response (d 33) and depolarization temperature (T d) …

Temperature-dependent ferroelastic switching of soft lead zirconate titanate

KG Webber, E Aulbach, T Key, M Marsilius, T Granzow… - Acta Materialia, 2009 - Elsevier
The longitudinal strain and polarization of a soft polycrystalline ferroelectric ceramic (lead
zirconate titanate, PZT) were measured under uniaxial compressive stress at elevated …

Interplay of strain mechanisms in morphotropic piezoceramics

M Hinterstein, M Hoelzel, J Rouquette, J Haines… - Acta materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
A large number of transducers, ultrasonic motors or actuators are based on lead zirconate
titanate (PZT) piezoceramics, with compositions near the morphotropic phase boundary …