In this study, a method to achieve outstanding thermal stability of converse piezoelectric constant in lead-free potassium sodium niobate (KNN)-based ceramics is proposed. The relationship between grain size and polar configuration is demonstrated, and improved thermal stability in fine grains is suggested. The thermal stability is realized in a device by successfully demonstrating the temperature dependence of piezoelectricity, making it possible to apply the lead-free piezoelectric ceramics as piezoelectric devices with high thermal stability.
Industrial application of lead-free piezoelectric ceramics is prevented by intrinsic thermal instability. Herein, we propose a method to achieve outstanding thermal stability of converse piezoelectric constant (d (*) (33)) in lead-free potassium sodium niobate (KNN)-based ceramics by inducing a synergistic interaction between the grain size and polar configuration. Based on computational methods using phase-field simulations and first-principles calculations, the relationship between the grain size and polar configuration is demonstrated, and the possibility of achieving improved thermal stability in fine grains is suggested. A set of KNN systems is presented with meticulous dopant control near the chemical composition at which the grain size changes abnormally. Comparing the two representative samples with coarse and fine grains, significant enhancement in the thermal stability of d(*) (33) is exhibited up to 300 C-circle in the fine grains. The origin of the thermal superiority in finegrained ceramics is identified through an extensive study from a microstructural perspective. The thermal stability is realized in a device by successfully demonstrating the temperature dependence of piezoelectricity. It is notable that this is the first time that leadfree piezoelectric ceramics are able to achieve exceptionally stable piezoelectricity up to 300 C-circle, which actualizes their applicability as piezoelectric devices with high thermal stability.
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