Effect of Particle Size on the Dielectric and Piezoelectric Properties of 0.95(K 0.5 Na 0.5 )NbO 3 -0.05BaTiO 3 Lead-free Piezoelectric Ceramics

The particle sizes of 0.95(K0.5Na0.5)NbO3-0.05BaTiO3 powder were controlled by secondary milling time after calcination. The average particle sizes, Dmean, of 0.95(K0.5Na0.5)NbO3-0.05BaTiO3 powders were critically changed from 14.31 μm to 0.91 μm by secondary milling time. The dielectric and piezoelectric properties of 0.95(K0.5Na0.5)NbO3-0.05BaTiO3 ceramics depended on the particle sizes of powders after calcination and the secondary milling process. As secondary milling times after calcination were increased to more than 48 hr, the dielectric and piezoelectric properties of 0.95(K0.5Na0.5)NbO3-0.05BaTiO3 ceramics were deteriorated.