INFLUENCE OF DOUBLE CALCINATION-MILLING ROUTE ON THE STRUCTURAL AND MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF LEAD-FREE K0.5NA0.5NBO3 (KNN) CERAMICS
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https://doi.org/10.11113/jurnalteknologi.v85.19202Keywords:
Potassium Sodium Niobate, piezoelectric ceramic, double calcination, solid state method, sinteringAbstract
Potassium sodium niobate (KNN) has always been one of the most potential candidates to replace lead-based piezoelectric ceramics due to its strong piezoelectric properties and environmentally friendly composition. A strong piezoelectric property is constantly influenced by the sample's densification as well as its microstructural characteristics. One of the current main issues with this KNN lead-free piezoelectric material is the difficulty in creating high-density samples by conventional preparation and sintering. Thus, KNN lead-free ceramics were synthesised using an improved solid-state method by introducing the double calcination-milling route to this process. The outcome demonstrates that, despite the presence of additional KNN secondary phases, the double calcination-milling approach contributed to the early creation of the KNN phase. When sintered pellets are subjected to a double calcination milling process, the XRD pattern revealed that the main peaks of the sample are indexed to orthorhombic K0.5Na0.5NbO3. The double calcination KNN pellet have a relative density of 90% densification which is slightly higher than that of single calcination KNN pellet which shows 88% densification.
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