• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.104-108
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• 2013

In this paper, the $0.95(Na_{0.5}K_{0.5})_{0.04}[(Nb_{0.8}Ta_{0.20})_{0.994}Co_{0.015}]O_3$(abbreviated as NKNT) + $0.05KNbO_3$ lead-free piezoelectric ceramics were synthesized by the conventional mixed oxide method route with normal sintering. And also, the effects of calcination temperature on the microstructure, dielectric properties, and piezoelectric properties were investigated. A polymorphic phase transition(PPT) between orthorhombic and tetragonal phases was observed in specimens calcined at $810^{\circ}C{\sim}850^{\circ}C$. The ceramics calcined at $830^{\circ}C$ showed excellent piezoelectric properties: $d_{33}$= 179 pC/N, $k_p$= 0.384, $Q_m$= 79.73). These results indicate that the ceramic is a promising candidate material for lead-free piezoelectric ceramics.

• Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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• 제13권spc2호
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• pp.174-176
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• 2012

Piezoelectric 0.93(Na0.5K0.5)NbO3-0.07BiTiO3 (NKN-BTO) ceramics were fabricated by the mixed-oxide method and their structural and dielectric properties was investigated with the variation of sintering temperature. All specimens were crystallized in the perovskite single phase without any formation of a second phase such as pyrochlore. The average grain size of the NKN-BTO specimen sintered at 1130 ℃ is 0.32 ㎛. The specimen sintered at 1100 ℃ showed the highest relative density of 98%. Electromechanical coupling factor, relative dielectric constant and dielectric loss of the NKN-BTO specimens sintered at 1110 ℃ were 0.31, 1222 and 0.02, respectively. Curie temperature of the specimen sintered at 1110 ℃ was 445 ℃.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.355-359
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• 2013

In this paper, the $0.995(Li_{0.04}(Na_{0.56}K_{0.44})_{0.96}(Nb_{0.90}Ta_{0.10})_{0.998}Zn_{0.005}O_3+0.005KNbO_3+xwt%\;TeO_2$ lead-free piezoelectric ceramics for energy harvesting devices were fabricated by the conventional mixed oxide method. The microstructure, dielectric, and piezoelectric properties were investigated as a function of the $TeO_2$ addition. All the specimens showed an orthorhombic phase structure. At the composition ceramics doped with 0.1 wt%$TeO_2$, the optimum values of $d_{33}$= 212 pC/N, $d_{33}{\cdot}g_{33}=9.54pm^2/N$, and kp=0.448 were obtained, respectively. The results indicate that the composition ceramics is a promising candidate for energy harvesting devices applications.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.83-83
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• 2009

우수한 압전성을 가지는 PZT는 인체에 유해한 다량의 PbO을 함유하여 심각한 환경문제를 야기함은 물론 제조 공정 중 PbO 휘발 억제 시설 구비에 따른 경제적 부담 등 문제점이 지적되었다. 따라서 환경오염 및 가격경쟁력을 갖추기 위해 현재 무연 조성 세라믹스에 대한 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 최근 비납계 압전 세라믹의 연구는 비스무스 레이어형과 페로브스카이트 형 비납계 세라믹스의 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 특히 $(Na,K)NbO_3$ 계는 페로브스카이트 구조를 가지는 비납계 세라믹으로 현재 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 이 물질은 PZT계와 유사하게 상전이(morphotropic phase boundary:MPB)영역을 가지고 있 으며 이 영역에서 높은 압전 특성을 보여주고 있다. 최근 $Na_{0.5}K_{0.5}NbO_3$에 $LiTaO_3$를 치환하여 우수한 압전 특성을 지니는 조성이 개발되고 있지만, 보통 소성법으로 제조된 세라믹스는 PZT계 세라믹스와 비교하여 특성이 떨어진다. 본 연구에서는 압전성이 우수한 $(Na_{0.44}K_{0.52}Li_{0.44})(Nb_{0.90}Sb_{0.06}Ta_{0.04})O_3$ 조성에 도너 도핑과 억셉터 도핑을 한 다음 전기기계결합계수, 압전상수, 유전상수의 변화를 평가하고, hardener 와 softener 특성이 본조성에서 나타나는지를 관찰하였다. 실험방법은 보통 소성법을 사용하였으며, 분쇄와 혼합은 직경 3 mm zirconia ball을 사용하여 볼밀 하였다. $850^{\circ}C$ 에서 5h 하소 후 $1100{\sim}1200^{\circ}C$ 에서 소결하고, 두께 1 mm로 연마한 다음 silver paste를 $650^{\circ}C$ 에서 소부하여 전극을 형성하였다. 제작된 시편은 $90^{\circ}C$의 실리콘유에서 3~4 kV/mm의 전계를 가해 20분간 분극 처리를 수행하였다. 제작된 시편의 압전전하 상수 값은 d33-meter(APC-8000)를 이용하여 측정하였고, 유전율, 전기기계결합계수 및 기계적품질계수 등은 임피던스 분석기 (impedance/gain phase analyzer)를 이용하여 특성을 측정 하였다. 또한 전압-분극 특성의 평가에는 강유전특성 측정기(ferroelectric tester: Precision-LC, Radiant Technologies, USA)를 이용하였다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.705-709
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• 2006

Nb was doped to Pb-free $(Bi_{0.5}Na_{0.5})TiO_3$ (BNT) by a solid state mixing process to form $(Bi_{0.5}Na_{0.5})Ti_{1-x}Nb_xO_3\;(x=0{\sim}0.05)$ (BNTNb) and its doping effects on ferroelectric and piezoelctric properties of BNT were investigated. The BNTNb solid solutions were formed up to x=0.01 with no apparent second phases while grain sizes decreased. As x increased, coercive field ($E_c$) and mechanical quality factor ($Q_m$) decreased but piezoelectric constant ($d_{33}$) increased, which indicates Nb acts as a donor for BNT.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.292-296
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• 2014

We investigated the effect of Ta doping on the dielectric and piezoelectric properties of lead-free $(K_{0.5}Na_{0.5})NbO_3$ ceramics prepared using a conventional ceramic processing. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that Ta was perfectly substituted into Nb-sites in the range of 0 to 20 at%. As Ta content in the KNN increased, the sinterability of KNN ceramics was significantly degraded while the Ta doping enhanced the piezoelectric constant $d_{33}$, planar mode piezoelectric coupling coefficient ($k_p$), and electromechanical quality factor ($Q_m$). The highest values for $d_{33}$, $k_p$, and $Q_m$ was found to be 156 pC/N, 0.37, and 155, respectively.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.145-149
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• 2016

$(Bi_{1/2}Na_{1/2})_{0.94}Ba_{0.06}(Ti_{1-x}Nb_x)O_3$ (BNBTxNb) ceramics were investigated in terms of the crystal structure as well as the ferroelectric, dielectric, and piezoelectric properties. While little change was observed in the microstructure except for a slight decrease in the average grain size, a significant change was noticed in the temperature dependence of dielectric and piezoelectric properties. It was shown that the property changes are closely related to the downward shift in the position of the ferroelectric-to-relaxor transition temperature with increasing amount of Nb doping. A special emphasis is put on the fact that Nb doping is so effective at decreasing the ferroelectric-to-relaxor transition temperature that even at no more than 2 at.% Nb addition, the transition temperature was already brought down slightly below room temperature, resulting in the birth of a large strain at 0.46 %, equivalent to $S_{max}/E_{max}=767pm/V$.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.218-222
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• 2007

In this study, Acoustic emission(AE) sensors were fabricated using lead-free piezoelectric ceramics for prohibiting environmental pollution. Structure of AE sensors were designed as Langvin type air backing form. Here, the piezoelectic element was used as PZT(EC-65)(AE1) and NKN(AE2), respectively. The measured resonant frequency, the maximum sensitivity frequency and sensitivity of AE sensors were as follows ; 143 kHz, 29.4 kHz and 69.3 dB in AE1 and 179 kHz, 29.4 kHz and 66.3dB in AE2, respectively.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.178-183
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• 2016

Ferroelectric relaxor ceramics with $BaTiO_3-NaNbO_3-Bi(Mg_{1/2}Ti_{1/2})O_3$ ternary compositions (BT-NN-BMT) have been prepared by sol-gel powder synthesis and consequent bulk ceramic processing. Through the modified chemical approach, fine and single-phase complex perovskite compositions were successfully obtained. Temperature and frequency dependent dielectric properties indicated typical relaxor characteristics of the BT-NN-BMT compositions. The ferroelectric-paraelectric phase transition became diffusive when NN and BMT were added to form BT based solid solutions. BMT additions to the BT-NN solid solutions affected the high temperature dielectric properties, which might be attributable to the compositional inhomogeneity of the complex perovskite and resulting weak dielectric coupling of the Bi-containing polar nanoregions (PNRs). The temperature stability of the dielectric properties was good enough to satisfy the X9R specification. The quasi-linear P-E response and the temperature- stable dielectric properties imply the high potential of this ceramic compound for use in high temperature capacitors.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2010년도 춘계학술회의 초록집
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• pp.5-5
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• 2010

$(Na_{0.5}K_{0.5})NbO_3$ (NKN) ceramic with 1.5 mol% CuO added (NKNC) was well sintered even at a low temperature of $900^{\circ}C$ with the addition of ZnO. Most of the ZnO reacted with the CuO and formed the liquid phase that assisted the densification of the specimens at $900^{\circ}C$. A few $Zn^{2+}$ ions entered the matrix of the specimens and increased the coercive field ($E_c$) and $Q_m$ values of the specimens. High-piezoelectric properties of $k_p=0.37$, $Q_m=755$, and ${\varepsilon}_3\;^T/{\varepsilon}_0=327$ were obtained from the NKNC ceramics containing 1.0 mol% ZnO sintered at $900^{\circ}C$ for 2 h.