(Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3-based lead-free co-fired multilayer actuators with large strain and high fatigue resistance

Haibo Zhang*, Weigang Ma, Bing Xie, Ling Zhang, Shuxiang Dong, Pengyuan Fan, Ke Wang, Jurij Koruza, Jürgen Rödel

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Abstract

Large-strain multilayer actuators (MLAs) were fabricated by tape-casting 0.91(Na1/2 Bi1/2)TiO3–0.06BaTiO3–0.03AgNbO3(NBT-BT–3AN) lead-free incipient piezoceramics co-fired with Pt inner electrodes. Microstructures, dielectric properties, unipolar and bipolar strain, as well as fatigue properties of the MLAs were investigated. It was found that the actuator consisting of 15 ceramic layers with individual thicknesses of 114 μm could output a large unipolar strain of 0.3% and a dynamic displacement of 5 μm at 6 kV/mm at room temperature. It exhibited excellent cycling stability and provided a high strain of 0.23% after 107 cycles at 6 kV/mm. Moreover, these MLAs still can deliver a strain of 0.20% at 125°C.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6147-6155
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume102
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • cycling stability
  • large strain
  • lead-free piezoceramics
  • multilayer actuators
  • temperature stability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Materials Chemistry

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