Ecological restrictions in many parts of the world are demanding the elimination of Pb from all consumer items. At this moment in the piezoelectric ceramics industry, there is no issue of more importance than the transition to lead-free materials. The goal of Lead-Free Piezoelectrics is to provide a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals and developments in the field of lead-free materials and products to leading researchers in the world. The text presents chapters on demonstrated applications of the lead-free materials, which will allow readers to conceptualize the present possibilities and will be useful for both students and professionals conducting research on ferroelectrics, piezoelectrics, smart materials, lead-free materials, and a variety of applications including sensors, actuators, ultrasonic transducers and energy harvesters.
Author(s): Wenwei Ge, Jiefang Li, D. Viehland (auth.), Shashank Priya, Sahn Nahm (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: 528
Tags: Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation; Circuits and Systems; Materials Science, general
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Domain Engineering and Phase Transformations....Pages 3-52
Ferroelectric Domains and Grain Engineering in SrBi 2 Ta 2 O 9 ....Pages 53-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Development of KNN-Based Piezoelectric Materials....Pages 89-119
Low Temperature Sintering of the Alkali-Niobate Ceramics....Pages 121-137
Lead-Free KNN-Based Piezoelectric Materials....Pages 139-175
Alkali Niobate Piezoelectric Ceramics....Pages 177-208
Influence of the A/B Stoichiometry on Defect Structure, Sintering, and Microstructure in Undoped and Cu-Doped KNN....Pages 209-251
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Sodium Bismuth Titanate-Based Ceramics....Pages 255-290
Perovskite Lead-Free Piezoelectric Ceramics....Pages 291-309
Processing and Properties of Textured BNT-Based Piezoelectrics....Pages 311-335
Crystal Growth and Electric Properties of Na 0.5 Bi 0.5 TiO 3 -BaTiO 3 Single Crystals....Pages 337-351
Nonstoichiometry in (Bi 0.5 Na 0.5 )TiO 3 Ceramics....Pages 353-370
Front Matter....Pages 371-371
Resonator Characteristics of Bismuth Layer Structured Ferroelectric Materials....Pages 373-403
Defect Control and Properties in Bismuth Layer Structured Ferroelectric Single Crystals....Pages 405-459
Processing and Properties of Textured Bismuth Layer-Structured Ferroelectrics....Pages 461-483
Front Matter....Pages 485-485
Self-Biased Lead-Free Magnetoelectric Laminates....Pages 487-510
Applications of Lead-Free Piezoelectrics....Pages 511-528
