Effect of Li addition on phase formation behavior and electrical properties of (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 lead free ceramics

In this work, Li-modified KNN ceramic compositions ((K0.5Na 0.5)1-xLix)NbO3 with x = 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.65 and 0.07 were prepared by a conventional solid-state mixed-oxide method. The structural phase formation and microstructure were characterized by X-ray diffraction technique (XRD) and sca...

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Main Authors: Wongsaenmai S., Ananta S., Yimnirun R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
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http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/5977
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Institution: Chiang Mai University
Language: English
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Summary:In this work, Li-modified KNN ceramic compositions ((K0.5Na 0.5)1-xLix)NbO3 with x = 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.65 and 0.07 were prepared by a conventional solid-state mixed-oxide method. The structural phase formation and microstructure were characterized by X-ray diffraction technique (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It has been found that a morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) between orthorhombic phase and tetragonal phases should exist between compositions with Li contents of 6-6.5%. The Curie temperature (Tc) of the ceramics shifted to higher temperature with increasing Li content. The room temperature dielectric constant was also seen to be higher than the pure KNN ceramics. In addition, the ferroelectric properties were found to enhance at near MPB compositions. This study clearly showed that the addition of Li could improve the dielectric and ferroelectric properties in (K0.5Na 0.5)NbO3 ceramics. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved.