Nonstoichiometric effect of A-site complex ions on structural, dielectric, ferroelectric, and electrostrain properties of bismuth sodium titanate ceramics
2021
Abstract To investigate the nonstoichiometric effect of (Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3 (BNT) ceramics on their properties, we propose a novel chemical expression, (Bi0.5+xNa0.5−3x)TiO3. The nonstoichiometric effect of BNT can be explored in compounds with this composition without being hampered by the charge imbalance problem. With x ranging from −0.02 to 0.02, we find that the morphological, dielectric, ferroelectric, and electrostrain properties differ considerably between Na-rich and Bi-rich ceramic samples. The average grain size (AGS) increased significantly in Na-rich samples compared to that in stoichiometric BNT, while it decreased slightly in Bi-rich samples. The dielectric characteristics measured from 30 °C to 500 °C indicate that conductivity is activated in Na-rich nonstoichiometric samples but is effectively suppressed in Bi-rich nonstoichiometric samples. The ferroelectric properties also show the same trend. In Na-rich samples, elliptical polarization against electric field (P-E) hysteresis loops were detected, indicating a conductive character induced by high electric field loading. However, saturated P-E loops are observed in Bi-rich samples with well-inhibited conductivity. Furthermore, compared to stoichiometric BNT and nonstoichiometric x = 0.02 Bi-rich samples, (Bi0.5+xNa0.5−3x)TiO3 samples with x = 0.01 exhibit higher electrostrain from 30 °C to 150 °C. Based on the assumption of charge balance, our findings indicated that the presence of 1 mol% excess Bi would facilitate significant improvement in the dielectric, ferroelectric, and electrostrain properties of BNT and BNT-based systems.
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