Papers by Author: Thanapong Sareein

Abstract: Effects of perpendicular compressive stress on the ferroelectric properties of ceramics in PZT-PZN system were investigated. The (1-x)Pb(Zr1/2Ti1/2)O3-xPb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3 or (1-x)PZT- (x)PZN (x = 0.1-0.5) ceramics were prepared by a conventional mixed-oxide method. The ferroelectric properties were measured under compressive stress applied perpendicular to an electric field direction at stress levels up to 90 MPa using a compressometer in conjunction with a modified Sawyer-Tower circuit. It was found that with increasing compressive stress the area of the ferroelectric hysteresis (P-E) loops, the maximum polarization (Pmax), and the remanent polarization (Pr) decreased, while the coercive field (Ec) remained relatively constant. These results were interpreted through the domain switching, clamping of domain walls and de-poling mechanisms.

Abstract: Apart from aging effect, barium titanate ceramics usually subjected to the mechanical loading when it is used in electronic device. Thus, it is very interesting to investigate the influence of various compressive stresses on ferroelectric aging behavior of Ba(Ti0.99-xFe0.01Nbx)O3 , x=0.005-0.015. In this study, the P-E hysteresis loops were observed by using compressometer in conjunction with a modified Sawyer-Tower circuit. The stress level was varied from 0 to 185 MPa. The results showed that the dissipation energy, saturation polarization (Psat), remnant polarization (Pr) and the coercive field (Ec) decreased with increasing of stress. The aging behavior was still observed in acceptor-dominant of hybrid doped ceramics. The aging was also enhanced under application of the external stress. The explanation based on the defect-dipole and domain-reorientation processes was discussed.

Abstract: Lead-free, bismuth sodium titanate-potassium sodium niobate piezoelectric ceramics (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3-(K1/2Na1/2)NbO3 have been prepared by a conventional mixed-oxide method via vibro-milling technique. The (K1/2Na1/2)NbO3 (KNN)-based compositions with a morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) have shown greater advantages over another typical lead-free piezoelectric candidate material system, (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3 (BNT)-based MPB materials. More importantly, when used this type of material is often subjected to self-induced or external stress. It is, therefore, of interest to investigate influence of stress on properties of the ceramics. In this study, the influences of compressive stress on the dielectric properties of BNT-KNN ceramics were investigated. The dielectric properties were determined under compressive stress applied parallel to electric field. The results indicate significant changes of both properties with the imposed compressive stress. The results were explained in terms of non-180˚ domain switching and de-aging of the dielectric properties under the influence of the applied stress.

Abstract: A perovskite-type phase of solid solution of BiFeO3-BaTiO3 powders were synthesized by a solid-state reaction via a rapid vibro-milling technique. The effect of calcination condition on the phase formation, and characterization of BiFeO3-BaTiO3 powders were investigated. The formation of the BiFeO3-BaTiO3 phase investigated as a function of calcination conditions by TG–DTA and XRD. Morphology, particle size and chemical composition have been determined via a combination of SEM and EDX techniques and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) was used to characterize the structures and magnetic properties of prepared samples. The rapid vibro-milling is employed for the first time in this work as a significant time-saving method to obtain single-phase BiFeO3-BaTiO3 powders.

Abstract: A perovskite-type phase of Bismuth Ferrite, BiFeO3, powder was synthesized by a solid-state reaction via a rapid vibro-milling technique. The effect of calcination condition on the phase formation, and characterization of BiFeO3 powder was investigated. The formation of the BiFeO3 phase investigated as a function of calcination conditions by TG–DTA and XRD. Morphology, particle size and chemical composition have been determined via a combination of SEM and EDX techniques and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) were used to characterize the structures and magnetic properties of prepared samples. The rapid vibro-milling is employed for the first time in this work as a significant time-saving method to obtain single-phase BiFeO3 powders.

Abstract: In this research, 0-3 composites between non-lead based piezoceramic and polymer were fabricated using the suction technique. Bismuth sodium titanate (Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3:BNT) which prepared from conventional mixed oxide method was used as active phase whereas epoxy resin was used as matrix phase. The 50% volumetric fraction of BNT/epoxy resin can obtain from suction technique. The physical and piezoelectric properties of composites samples were examined. It can be found that density of composite samples were about 1.78 g/cm3. Moreover, the piezoelectric coefficient (d33) of sample was 13 pC/N. Furthermore, the microstructure of composites was determined using SEM technique.