Abstract:
(Na
0.51K
0.44Li
0.05)Nb
0.92Ta
0.08O
3 and sintering aid Na
5.4Cu
1.3Sb
10O
29 were prepared by conventional oxide solid solution technique.It is shown that the effects of Na
5.4Cu
1.3Sb
10O
29 on improving the piezoelectric and electromechanical coupling property of(Na
0.51K
0.44Li
0.05)Nb
0.92Ta
0.08O
3 are very remarkable.(Na
0.51K
0.44Li
0.05)Nb
0.92Ta
0.08O
3 doped with 4wt% Na
5.4Cu
1.3Sb
10O
29 has higher piezoelectric constant(d
33=266pC/N),higher electromechanical coupling constant kt(46.7%)、k
33(63.7%),a small loss(tanδ=1.8%)at 1kHz,high Curie temperature,Tc(391℃).These data show that Na
5.4Cu
1.3Sb
10O
29 doped(Na
0.51K
0.44Li
0.05)Nb
0.92Ta
0.08O
3 are very promising as practicable lead-free piezoelectric ceramics replacing lead zirconate titanate.