High-performance PSZT-PSMI-PSZS ceramics: Piezoelectric and ferroelectric insights for advanced applications


Ksouri A., Meklid A., Rhimi N., ALKOY S., Gozuacik N. K., YAZICI M., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS, cilt.196, 2025 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 196
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2024.112338
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Compendex, INSPEC, Metadex
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

High-performance ferroelectric materials have garnered increased attention due to their exceptional dielectric, piezoelectric, and electrostrictive properties. A solid-state reaction method was used to prepare the perovskite Pb(1-x)Smx[(Zr0.52Ti0.48)(0.9)(Mo1/3In2/3)(0.05)(Zn1/3Sb2/3)(0.05)]O-3 (where x = 0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, and 0.08) ceramics, abbreviated PSZT-PSMI-PSZS. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy were employed to verify the elemental composition and molecular structure, respectively. The results showed good agreement between nominal and measured compositions, and indicated structural changes post-calcination, suggesting successful formation of the perovskite phase. Piezoelectric properties were evaluated, revealing the highest piezoelectric coefficient (d(33) = 310 pC/N) at x = 0.02, attributed to optimal morphological features and the morphotropic phase boundary effect. This sample also demonstrated the highest electromechanical coupling factors (k(p) = 60 %, k(31) = 35 %) and the largest impedance resonance frequency difference (Delta f = 15.05 kHz). Ferroelectric testing indicated excellent ferroelectric characteristics, with the maximum remanent polarization (P-r = 17.71 mu C/cm(2)) and saturation polarization (P-s = 22.75 mu C/cm(2)) observed at x = 0.02, along with the lowest coercive field (E-c=10.16 kV/cm). Additionally, this composition exhibited the highest unipolar strain (S-max = 0.17 %) and the inverse piezoelectric coefficient (d*(33) = 427.57 p.m./V). This comprehensive analysis emphasizes the potential of Sm-doped PZT-PMI-PZS ceramics for advanced piezoelectric and ferroelectric applications, particularly at a doping concentration of x = 0.02, where the materials exhibited excellent electrical and mechanical properties.