Improved Piezoelectric Properties of LiTaO3 Family Solid Solution Ceramics with Modified Composition

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Nonstoichiometric LiTaO3 ceramics doped with 15 mol % CaTiO3 have been prepared to improve the piezoelectricity of LiTaO3 ceramics and iron doping has been investigated to obtain a high mechanical quality factor, $Q_{\text{m}}$. By increasing the ratio of B sites (Ta and Ti) from 49.5 to 52.0 mol %, crack generation was suppressed and resonance frequency in the radial vibration mode shifted. (Li0.84Ca0.15)(Ta0.86Ti0.15)O3 ceramics whose A and B site ratios were 49.5 and 50.5 mol %, respectively, caused a higher resonance frequency and a high piezoelectric activity than the stoichiometric LiTaO3. The optimum composition for the piezoelectric properties was obtained from the nonstoichiometric LiTaO3 expressed as (Li0.832Ca0.158)(Ta0.856Ti0.15Fe0.004)O3; the phase shift was 73° and the quality factor $Q_{\text{m}}$ was 7872 in the radial vibration mode. Although the phase shift is still not sufficiently high, it is expected to approach 90° by fixing it under better poling conditions. One of the possible applications of this material is as an oscillator element for signal processing circuits.
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2006-09-30