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http://dx.doi.org/10.4313/TEEM.2011.12.6.249

Low-Firing Pb(Zr,Ti)O3-Based Multilayer Ceramic Actuators Using Ag Inner Electrode  

Han, Hyoung-Su (School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ulsan)
Park, Eon-Cheol (School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ulsan)
Lee, Jae-Shin (School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ulsan)
Yoon, Jong-Il (School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ulsan)
Ahn, Kyoung-Kwan (School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ulsan)
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Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials / v.12, no.6, 2011 , pp. 249-252 More about this Journal
Abstract
We investigated the low firing of $Li_2CO_3$ added $0.2Pb(Mg_{1/3}Nb_{2/3})O_3$ - 0.3Pb($Fe_{1/2}Nb_{1/2}$) - $0.5Pb(Zr_{0.475}Ti_{0.525})O_3$ (PMN-PFN-PZT) ceramics and multilayer actuators (MLAs) using Ag inner electrodes. It was found that 0.1 wt% $Li_2CO_3$ was quite effective in lowering the sintering temperature of PMN-PFN-PZT ceramics from $1,100^{\circ}C$ down to $900^{\circ}C$ without deteriorating their piezoelectric ceramics ($d_{33}$ = 425 pC/N and $k_p$ = 61.9%). However, excess $Li_2CO_3$ up to 0.3 wt% brings about unwanted problems such as the formation of a $LiPbO_2$ secondary phase and subsequent degradation in the piezoelectric properties. Using 0.1 wt% $Li_2CO_3$ added PMN-PFN-PZT ceramics, MLAs with Ag inner electrodes were successfully fabricated, resulting in a normalized strain of 580 pm/V at an electric field of 1.5 kV/mm.
Keywords
Piezoelectric ceramics; Multilayer actuator; Internal electrode; Low firing;
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