Low-field-driven large strain in lead zirconate titanium-based piezoceramics incorporating relaxor lead magnesium niobate for actuation
Abstract Studies on the piezoelectric materials capable of efficiently outputting high electrostrains at low electric fields are driven by the demand for precise actuation in a wide range of applications. Large electrostrains of piezoceramics in operation require high driving fields, which limits th...
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| author | Yuqi Jiang Mao-Hua Zhang Chao-Feng Wu Ze Xu Zhao Li Jing-Tong Lu Hao-Feng Huang Jia-Jun Zhou Yi-Xuan Liu Tianhang Zhou Wen Gong Ke Wang |
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| description | Abstract Studies on the piezoelectric materials capable of efficiently outputting high electrostrains at low electric fields are driven by the demand for precise actuation in a wide range of applications. Large electrostrains of piezoceramics in operation require high driving fields, which limits their practical application due to undesirable nonlinearities and high energy consumption. Herein, a strategy is developed to enhance the electrostrains of piezoceramics while maintaining low hysteresis by incorporating lead magnesium niobate relaxors into lead zirconate titanium at the morphotropic phase boundary. An ultrahigh inverse piezoelectric coefficient $${d}_{33}^{*}$$ d 33 * of 1380 pm/V with a reduced hysteresis of 11.5% is achieved under a low electric field of 1 kV/mm, outperforming the major lead-based piezoelectric materials. In situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction and domain wall dynamics characterization with sub-microsecond temporal resolution reveal that the outstanding performances originate from facilitated domain wall movement, which in turn is due to reduced lattice distortion and miniaturized domain structures. These findings not only address the pending challenges of effective actuation under reduced driving conditions but also lay the foundation for a more systematic approach to exploring the origin of large electrostrains. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ac0d0527e07b42989bb8042c72b6bf752025-08-20T02:17:47ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232024-10-0115111010.1038/s41467-024-53007-9Low-field-driven large strain in lead zirconate titanium-based piezoceramics incorporating relaxor lead magnesium niobate for actuationYuqi Jiang0Mao-Hua Zhang1Chao-Feng Wu2Ze Xu3Zhao Li4Jing-Tong Lu5Hao-Feng Huang6Jia-Jun Zhou7Yi-Xuan Liu8Tianhang Zhou9Wen Gong10Ke Wang11State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua UniversityWuzhen LaboratoryTongxiang Tsingfeng Technology Co. Ltd.State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua UniversityState Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua UniversityState Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua UniversityState Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua UniversitySchool of Optical and Electronic Information, Key Lab of Functional Materials for Electronic Information (B) of Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyState Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua UniversityCollege of Carbon Neutrality Future Technology, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing)Wuzhen LaboratoryState Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua UniversityAbstract Studies on the piezoelectric materials capable of efficiently outputting high electrostrains at low electric fields are driven by the demand for precise actuation in a wide range of applications. Large electrostrains of piezoceramics in operation require high driving fields, which limits their practical application due to undesirable nonlinearities and high energy consumption. Herein, a strategy is developed to enhance the electrostrains of piezoceramics while maintaining low hysteresis by incorporating lead magnesium niobate relaxors into lead zirconate titanium at the morphotropic phase boundary. An ultrahigh inverse piezoelectric coefficient $${d}_{33}^{*}$$ d 33 * of 1380 pm/V with a reduced hysteresis of 11.5% is achieved under a low electric field of 1 kV/mm, outperforming the major lead-based piezoelectric materials. In situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction and domain wall dynamics characterization with sub-microsecond temporal resolution reveal that the outstanding performances originate from facilitated domain wall movement, which in turn is due to reduced lattice distortion and miniaturized domain structures. These findings not only address the pending challenges of effective actuation under reduced driving conditions but also lay the foundation for a more systematic approach to exploring the origin of large electrostrains.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53007-9 |
| spellingShingle | Yuqi Jiang Mao-Hua Zhang Chao-Feng Wu Ze Xu Zhao Li Jing-Tong Lu Hao-Feng Huang Jia-Jun Zhou Yi-Xuan Liu Tianhang Zhou Wen Gong Ke Wang Low-field-driven large strain in lead zirconate titanium-based piezoceramics incorporating relaxor lead magnesium niobate for actuation Nature Communications |
| title | Low-field-driven large strain in lead zirconate titanium-based piezoceramics incorporating relaxor lead magnesium niobate for actuation |
| title_full | Low-field-driven large strain in lead zirconate titanium-based piezoceramics incorporating relaxor lead magnesium niobate for actuation |
| title_fullStr | Low-field-driven large strain in lead zirconate titanium-based piezoceramics incorporating relaxor lead magnesium niobate for actuation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low-field-driven large strain in lead zirconate titanium-based piezoceramics incorporating relaxor lead magnesium niobate for actuation |
| title_short | Low-field-driven large strain in lead zirconate titanium-based piezoceramics incorporating relaxor lead magnesium niobate for actuation |
| title_sort | low field driven large strain in lead zirconate titanium based piezoceramics incorporating relaxor lead magnesium niobate for actuation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53007-9 |
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