Microstructure and piezoelectric properties of CuO-doped 0.95(K0.5Na0.5)NbO3-0.05Li(Nb0.5Sb0.5)O3 lead-free ceramics

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1939-1944

  Zhao, Yongjie ^a   Zhao, Yuzhen ^a   Huang, Rongxia ^a   Liu, Rongzheng ^a   Zhou, Heping ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CuO addition; KNN; Lead free; Low temperature sintering; Piezoelectric properties

Indexed keywords

CUO ADDITION; KNN; LEAD-FREE; LOW-TEMPERATURE SINTERING; PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTY;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NIOBIUM OXIDE; NUMBER THEORY; PEROVSKITE; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SINTERING;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 79957869253     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.04.018     Document Type: Article

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