Piezoelectric Properties and Thermal Stability of Pb(Yb1/2Nb1/2)O3-BiScO3-PbTiO3 Ternary Ceramics

Piezoelectric ceramics with excellent piezoelectric properties and a high Curie temperature are important for numerous electromechanical devices in a broad range of temperature environments. In this work, the relaxor ferroelectric Pb(Yb1/2Nb1/2)O3end member was selected to be introduced into a BiScO3-PbTiO3high-temperature piezoelectric ceramic to reduce the dielectric loss and improve the piezoelectric properties while slightly reducing the Curie temperature. The phase structure and dielectric, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of 0.025Pb(Yb1/2Nb1/2)O3-(0.975−x)BiScO3-xPbTiO3(0.60 ≤x≤ 0.63) ceramics were systematically analyzed, and the best electrical properties were observed in the morphotropic phase boundary regionx= 0.61 withd33= 370 pC/N,kp= 44%,Pr= 33.9 μC/cm2. Importantly, no significant depolarization was observed in thex= 0.61 ceramic from room temperature to 290 °C, demonstrating its good thermal stability and potential applications in a wide range of temperature environments.