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Matériaux & Techniques
Volume 111, Number 5-6, 2023
Special Issue on ‘Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Materials in Energy Storage and Conversion’, edited by Hamid Nasrellah, Fouad Belhora, Said Laasri and Mohamed El jouad
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| Article Number | 502 | |
| Number of page(s) | 10 | |
| Section | Materials for energy | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/mattech/2024005 | |
| Published online | 28 February 2024 | |
Original Article
Morphological, piezoelectric and dielectric properties of piezoelectric lead-free ceramic Bi4Ti3O12 for energy harvesting applications: milling process effects
1
Sciences Engineer Laboratory for Energy, National School of Applied Sciences, Chouaïb Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco
2
Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, INSA Hauts-de-France, CERAMATHS – Laboratoire de Matériaux Céramiques et de Mathématiques, Valenciennes, F-59313 France
3
Green Tech Institute (GTI), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco
4
Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratory, National School of Chemistry, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
5
University of Lille, CNRS, INRAE, Centrale Lille, UMR 8207, UMET—Unité Matériaux et Transformations, Lille, F-59000 France
* e-mail: derraz.meryiem@gmail.com.
Received:
26
August
2023
Accepted:
8
January
2024
A lead-free piezoelectric ceramic, Bismuth titanate (Bi4Ti3O12), is synthesized as an environmentally friendly alternative to the commonly used Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT). This study focuses on investigating the effects of processing conditions on the morphological and structural properties of piezoelectric ceramics. The material is synthesized successfully through a solid-state reaction technique and is fully characterized using various techniques, including XRD, Raman, TG/DTG, SEM/EDX, piezoelectric, and dielectric analysis. The results show that wet or dry milling affects the morphological properties of the piezoelectric ceramic powder. SEM images reveal that the ceramic prepared by solvent-assisted solid-state (BTOS) exhibits a crystallite length of about 2 micrometers, compared to the ceramic powder prepared in a dry medium (BTO), which shows a crystallite length of about 9 micrometers. The d33 piezoelectric coefficient values are around 27.7 pC/N and 21.4 pC/N, and the Kp values are found to be 29% and 26% for BTOS and BTO, respectively. This work contributes to the optimization of lead-free piezoelectric ceramic processing with potential applications in various sectors.
Key words: Bi4Ti3O12 ceramics / Lead-free piezoelectric ceramic / Energy harvesting / Solid-state reaction / Synthesis conditions
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