材料研究学报, 2022, 36(10): 760-768 DOI: 10.11901/1005.3093.2021.302

研究论文

Er3+ 掺杂对Bi3Ti1.5W0.5O9-Bi4Ti3O12 共生无铅压电陶瓷性能的影响

曾仁芬, 江向平,, 陈超, 黄枭坤, 聂鑫, 叶芬

景德镇陶瓷大学材料科学与工程学院 江西省先进陶瓷材料重点实验室 景德镇 333403

Effects of Er3+-doping on Performance of Bi3Ti1.5W0.5O9-Bi4Ti3O12 Intergrowth Lead-free Piezoceramics

ZENG Renfen, JIANG Xiangping,, CHEN Chao, HUANG Xiaokun, NIE Xin, YE Fen

Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramic Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China

通讯作者: 江向平,教授,jiangxp64@163.com,研究方向为铁电/压电、光—电多功能陶瓷材料

责任编辑: 吴岩

收稿日期: 2021-05-12   修回日期: 2021-06-29  

基金资助: 国家自然科学基金(51862016)
国家自然科学基金(52062018)
国家自然科学基金(51762024)
江西省自然科学基金(20192BAB206008)
江西省自然科学基金(20192BAB212002)
江西省教育厅科技项目(GJJ190712)
江西省教育厅科技项目(GJJ201331)

Corresponding authors: JIANG Xiangping, Tel:(0798)8499678, E-mail:jiangxp64@163.com

Received: 2021-05-12   Revised: 2021-06-29  

Fund supported: National Natural Science Foundation of China(51862016)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(52062018)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(51762024)
Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province(20192BAB206008)
Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province(20192BAB212002)
Foundation of Jiangxi Provincial Education Department(GJJ190712)
Foundation of Jiangxi Provincial Education Department(GJJ201331)

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摘要

用传统固相法制备了Bi7-x Er x Ti4.5W0.5O21(BTW-BIT-xEr3+,x=0.05、0.10、0.15、0.25、0.35)共生铋层结构无铅压电陶瓷,用BTW-BIT-xEr3+的XRD和SEM表征其相结构和形貌,研究了Er3+掺杂对其上转换发光性能和电学性能的影响。结果表明:在这种陶瓷中生成了铋层状结构的单一晶相。在980 nm光波激发下所有组分的上转换荧光谱中都能清晰地观察到两个绿光和一个红光发射峰,峰的中心分别位于532 nm、548 nm和660 nm处。改变掺杂Er3+离子浓度可调节其强度比。根据BTW-BIT-0.15Er3+样品在532 nm和548 nm绿光的光强比拟合了290~440 K的温度灵敏度,结果表明440 K处的灵敏度最大为0.0023 K-1。Er3+离子替代BTW-BIT-xEr3+伪钙钛矿层的Bi3+使氧空位浓度的降低,降低了高温介电损耗,提高了激活能和压电常数。BTW-BIT-0.15Er3+陶瓷的综合电学性能最优,分别为d33=14 pC/N、Tc=697℃,tanδ=0.53%、Qm=2055。这种陶瓷材料具有最优的发光性能和良好的热稳定性。

关键词: 无机非金属材料; 共生陶瓷; 铋层结构; 上转换发光; 电学性能

Abstract

Bi7-x Er x Ti4.5W0.5O21(BTW-BIT-xEr3+, x=0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.25, 0.35) lead-free piezoelectric ceramics with intergrowth bismuth-layered structure was fabricated via solid phase synthesizing method. While the effect of Er3+-doping on their up conversion fluorescence and electrical properties was systemically investigated. The results of XRD and SEM reveal the formation of a single phase with bismuth-layered structure of Bi7-x Er x Ti4.5W0.5O21 (BTW-BIT-xEr3+(x=0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.25, 0.35)). Three emissions of two green and one red were observed for all the BTW-BIT-xEr3+ products with chemical compositions within the desired range under 980nm light excitation. The three emissions centered at 532 nm, 548 nm and 660 nm, and the intensity ratio of red to green emissions could be adjusted by changing the doping amount of Er3+ ions. According to the intensity ratio of 532 nm to 548 nm for BTW-BIT-0.15Er3+ in the range of 290~440 K, the temperature sensitivity was fitted and showed the maximum temperature sensitivity of 0.0023 K-1 at 440 K. The dielectric and impedance of BTW-BIT-xEr3+ ceramics were analyzed. The results show that Er3+ ions replaced Bi3+ ions in the pseudo-perovskite layer, therewith the oxygen vacancy concentration decreases, which may be accounted for the decrease of high-temperature dielectric loss, the raising of activation energy and the enhancement of piezoelectric constant. The BTW-BIT-0.15Er3+ ceramic possesses the comprehensive properties: d33=14pC/N, Tc=697℃ and tanδ=0.53%, as well as the optimal photoluminescence and good thermal stability.

Keywords: inorganic nonmetallic materials; intergrowth ceramics; bismuth-layered structure; up-conversion luminescence; electrical properties

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曾仁芬, 江向平, 陈超, 黄枭坤, 聂鑫, 叶芬. Er3+ 掺杂对Bi3Ti1.5W0.5O9-Bi4Ti3O12 共生无铅压电陶瓷性能的影响[J]. 材料研究学报, 2022, 36(10): 760-768 DOI:10.11901/1005.3093.2021.302

ZENG Renfen, JIANG Xiangping, CHEN Chao, HUANG Xiaokun, NIE Xin, YE Fen. Effects of Er3+-doping on Performance of Bi3Ti1.5W0.5O9-Bi4Ti3O12 Intergrowth Lead-free Piezoceramics[J]. Chinese Journal of Materials Research, 2022, 36(10): 760-768 DOI:10.11901/1005.3093.2021.302

上转换发光是发光离子从基态连续多光子吸收跃迁至能量高激发态的过程,并发射出比吸收光波长短的光[1]。由于亚稳态能级的寿命较长,处于一定亚稳态能级的光子能存在一段时间且在吸收下一个光子之前不会弛豫[2]。上转换发光材料可用于制造温度传感器[3~5]、光热疗法[6]以及太阳能电池[7,8]

近年来,刺激响应型发光铁电材料引起了人们的关注。未来的多功能光电设备、生物成像或治疗,利用电场或磁场诱导的应变(或极化)或对光和温度的敏感性来调整电荷转移行为(上转换发光(UCL)或光致发光(PL)),或在单一材料中结合两种或多种功能制造新的功能器件[9~11]。多功能铋层状结构铁电材料(BLSFs)作为潜在的主体材料,可将其功能与发光性能相结合。BLSFs氧化物具有如压电、热释电和电光行为等耦合效应。智能材料或发光性能,能否响应电场、机械应变和温度等外部刺激,具有重要的意义。目前已经开发出一系列稀土离子掺杂的铋层状结构铁电体,例如SrBi2Nb2O9:Ho[12]、Bi7Ti4NbO21:Pr[13]、Bi4Ti3O12-SrBi4Ti4O15:Er[14]和Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15:Er[15]。这些铁电材料,不仅具有良好的发光性能且其电学性能也得到了提高。因此,BLSFs氧化物的上转换多功能发光材料具有良好的应用前景。

Bi3Ti1.5W0.5O9-Bi4Ti3O12是铋层共生结构陶瓷的典型代表,其结构是2层的Bi3Ti1.5W0.5O9与3层的Bi4Ti3O12沿c轴交替排列。这类材料具有较高的居里温温度(Tc~700℃)[16,17]和良好的热稳定性能。但是Bi3Ti1.5W0.5O9-Bi4Ti3O12 难于充分极化,其压电性能低(d33~7 pC/N)和高温介电损耗高,使其应用受到限制。易挥发的铋在高温烧结过程产生氧空位,对BLSFs氧化物的电学性能有重要的影响[18]。用稀土离子Er3+替代A位Bi3+离子,能降低氧空位的数量。江等[19]用Er3+离子掺杂制备的Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15-Bi4Ti3O12共生陶瓷具有较强的发光性能和较低的介电损耗。Er3+离子掺杂单组元Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15和Bi4Ti3O12具有良好的上转换发光,其电学性能也有一定的优势[15,20]。张颖等[21]用Er3+离子掺杂制备的Bi3Ti1.5W0.5O9陶瓷,不仅具有良好的发光性能其剩余极化强度和压电常数也分别提高到12.75 μC/cm2和由8.3 pC/N提高到9.6 pC/N。Renuka Bokolia等[22]用Er3+离子部分替代Bi4Ti3O12中A位Bi3+离子,使其光学性能提高并降低了电导率和介电损耗。以组元Bi3Ti1.5W0.5O9 与Bi4Ti3O12 组成的共生Bi3Ti1.5W0.5O9-Bi4Ti3O12陶瓷,有望用Er3+离子掺杂提高其电学性能。BTW-BIT陶瓷具有最大能量的拉曼模(~870 cm-1)[17]使其非辐射弛豫的概率降低,从而提高了上转换发光的量子效率[23,24]。因此,共生陶瓷BTW-BIT有望成为具有良好的光学性能和电学性能的材料。本文用传统固相法合成BTW-BIT-xEr3+共生铋层结构无铅压电陶瓷,研究Er3+掺杂对对BTW-BIT-xEr3+的结构和上转换发光及电学性能的影响。

1 实验方法

1.1 样品的制备

以纯度分别为99.999%、99.99%、99%和99.9%的Bi2O3、TiO2、WO3、和Er2O3为原料,用传统固相法合成BTW-BIT-xEr3+(x=0.05、0.10、0.15、0.25、0.35)陶瓷样品。将按化学计量比称量的所有原料置于在球磨机中进行24 h球磨,然后移料、烘干制成大片料。将大片料预烧,即置于800℃炉中保温7 h。将预烧后的大片料粉碎后进行第二次球磨,将粉料烘干后用PVA粘合剂粘结造粒。将造好的料粒制成小圆片。将小圆片放置在装有氧化铝粉的坩埚中埋烧,在温度为1060~1100℃的空气炉中保温1 h后随炉冷却到室温,得到BTW-BIT-xEr3+样品。

1.2 样品性能的表征

用D8 Advance型X射线衍射仪测试样品的XRD谱以表征其相结构。用发射扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察样品的表面微观形貌。在样品两表面被上圆形银电极,测试其电学性能。将样品置于160℃硅油中在电场10~13 kV/mm下极化0.5 h,然后静置24 h,用准静态d33测量仪测量其压电常数。用高温介电温谱仪测试样品的介电图谱和阻抗图谱。在980 nm波长下测试样品的Er3+离子上转换发光,用荧光光谱仪记录光致发光。

2 结果和讨论

2.1 BTW-BIT-xEr3+ 的晶体结构

图1给出了BTW-BIT-xEr3+(x=0.05、0.10、0.15、0.25、0.35)陶瓷样品的室温XRD谱。从图1a可见,所有组分的各个衍射峰与Bi7Ti4NbO21标准卡片(PDF#31-0202)衍射峰位置一致,并且最强衍射峰 (116) 符合铋层的特征峰(11 2m+1)规律,表明成功地合成出m=2.5共生铋层状结构陶瓷[25]。XRD谱中未出现第二相的特征峰。表明Er3+离子进入晶格。由图1b可见,随着Er3+离子掺杂浓度的提高最强峰衍射峰116的位置发生了明显变化,向着大角度的方向移动。其原因是,小半径的Er3+离子(r=0.096 nm,CN=12)取代半径大的Bi3+离子(r=0.103nm,CN=12)使晶格收缩[26]

图1

图1   BTW-BIT-xEr3+陶瓷在室温下的XRD图谱和BTW-BIT-xEr3+陶瓷在衍射角2θ在29°~30.5°范围的放大图

Fig.1   XRD patterns for BTW-BIT-xEr3+ ceramics at room temperature (a) and enlargement of BTW-BIT-xEr3+ ceramics with diffraction angle 2θ in the range of 29°~30.5° (b)


为了进一步分析BTW-BIT-xEr3+陶瓷的结构变化, 使用Gsas软件精修其XRD谱,结果如图2所示。可以看出,BTW-BIT精修可信因子RwpRp和χ2分别为10.45%、7.97%和2.726,表明拟合结果与实验结果吻合得较好。从图2b可见,随着Er3+离子掺杂量的提高晶胞参数(a、b、c、V)减小。其原因是,半径较大的Bi3+离子被小离子半径的Er3+取代。

图2

图2   BTW-BIT样品的XRD的精修图和BTW-BIT-xEr3+样品精修后的晶格参数(abcV)及晶胞体积

Fig.2   Graphics of Rietveld refinements for BTW-BIT sample (a) and the lattice parameter (a, b, c) and cell volume (V) of BTW-BIT-xEr3+ after refinement (b)


2.2 表面形貌

图3给出了热腐蚀后BTW-BIT-xEr3+(x=0.00、0.15、0.25、0.35)的表面SEM照片。可以看出,样品表面具有铋层状陶瓷的典型形貌特征,即片状特点[27]。其原因是,铋层陶瓷沿a-b方向的生长速率大于沿c轴方向。还可见,随着Er3+离子掺杂量的增大平均晶粒尺寸有增大的趋势,表明适量的Er3+离子能促进晶粒的长大[22,18,28]

图3

图3   BTW-BIT-xEr3+样品热腐蚀表面的SEM照片

Fig.3   SEM images of thermal etched face of BTW-BIT-xEr3+ samples (a) x=0.00, (b) x=0.15 (c) x=0.25 (d) x=0.35


2.3 上转换发光性能分析

图4给出了陶瓷样品BTW-BIT-xEr3+(x=0.05、0.10、0.15、0.25、0.35)在常温下980 nm波长激发的上转换荧光发光图。图4表明,陶瓷样品BTW-BIT-xEr3+在980 nm波长的激发下出现两个清晰的强绿光和一个弱红光发射峰,发射峰中心波长分别为532、548和660 nm。其原因是,Er3+离子在三个不同激发态跃迁至基态释放的光子,对应为2H11/2 4I15/24S3/2 4I15/24F9/24I15/2能级跃迁方程。图4中右上插图给出了548 nm光波强度随着Er3+离子掺杂量的变化。由插图可见,随着Er3+离子掺杂的增多发光强度先提高后降低并在x=0.15达到最强。但是红光强度随着Er3+离子掺杂量增大逐渐增强,表明红光和绿光的能级跃迁路径有所不同。

图4

图4   BTW-BIT-xEr3+(x=0.05、0.10、0.15、0.25、0.35)样品在常温下上转换荧光发光谱

Fig.4   Up-conversion emission spectra at room temperature for BTW-BIT-xEr3+ (x=0.05、0.10、0.15、0.25、0.35)


为了深入讨论Er3+离子的红光和绿光发光原理,图5给出了Er3+离子光致发光机理能级图。在光波为980 nm激发下通过基态吸收(GSA过程)或是能量传递(ET)方式,处于基态4I15/2的Er3+离子跃迁到激发态4I11/2,然后通过激发态吸收(ESA1)或ET跃迁处于激发态4I11/2的Er3+离子跃迁至更高的激发态4F7/2。亚稳态4F7/2的Er3+非辐射弛豫至激发态4H11/2,4S3/24F9/2,产生对应的两绿光(2H11/2/4S3/2 4I15/2)和一红光发射带(4F9/24I15/2)。由于4H11/24S3/2能级差值小(~800 cm-1),处在能级4H11/2的Er3+离子能快速弛豫至能级4S3/2,使548 nm(4S3/2 4I15/2)的光强度更高。红光发射过程有三个方面:激发态2H11/2弛豫至能级4F9/2,但弛豫效率低(能隙大~3000 cm-1);位于激发态4I11/2的Er3+离子无辐射弛豫至4I13/2,然后通过ESA2过程至4F9/2;当Er3+离子浓度增大时,Er3+离子之间的距离减小致使能量失衡,产生交叉弛豫至能级4F9/2[29]。但是尽管这样,处在能级4F9/2的布局数还是不多,因此红光(660 nm)的强度较低。

图5

图5   Er3+离子光致发光机理能级图

Fig.5   Energy level diagram of up converted luminescent of Er3+


Er3+离子的掺杂浓度较低时,ETU和非辐射交叉弛豫过程(CR)的效率也比较低[15, 19]。如图4所示,Er3+离子掺杂量x为0~0.15时绿光随着Er3+离子掺杂量增大而增大,在x=0.15达到最优。其原因是,Er3+离子浓度提高并且ET和CR的效率较低。图4插图给出了黑暗中x=0.15组分的发光照片。可以看出,当x>0.15时绿光随着掺杂量的增大而变弱。其原因是,Er3+离子浓度的提高使Er3+离子之间距离减小,刺激了ET(4I11/2+4I11/24F7/2+4I15/2)和CR(4F7/2+4I11/2→24F9/24S3/2+4I9/2→24F9/2)。ET过程减小了光子的吸收过程和CR增加在能级4F9/2上的布局数,使绿光光强减弱了而使红光的相对强度提高。如图6所示,随着Er3+离子的掺杂量的增大绿光(548 nm)与红光(660 nm)的相对强度比值不断减小。由图6中的插图可见,随着Er3+离子掺杂量的增大CIE色度坐标由(0.2390、0.7126)变化至(0.2986、0.6498),表明发生了明显的红移。这表明,调节Er3+离子的掺杂量可有效调节材料的发光颜色。

图6

图6   BTW-BIT-xEr3+(x=0.05、0.10、0.15、0.25、0.35)样品的绿光548 nm和红光660 nm的强度比值,插图显示BTW-BIT-xEr3+陶瓷的CIE色度坐标

Fig.6   Intensity ratio of the green emission centred at 548 nm and the red emission centred at 660 nm. Inset CIE chromaticity coordinates of BTW-BIT-xEr3+ ceramics


为了研究材料的光学温度传感特性,测试了在980 nm激发光下BTW-BIT-0.15Er3+样品在290 K至440 K范围内的荧光发光性能,其归一化数据绘制于在图7a中。可以看出,随着温度的升高两个绿光(2H11/2/4S3/2 4I15/2)对应峰位置几乎不变化。但是FIR(I548/I532)值随着温度的升高呈现单调增大的趋势,如图7b所示。FIR可表示为

FIRR=I532I548=N(H2H11/2)N(S4S3/2)=gHσHωHgsσsωsexp-ΔEkT=Cexp-ΔEkT

式中I532、I548分别对应两绿光发射的发光强度。N、g、σω分别为离子总数、简并度、横截面积和荧光跃迁的角频率。ΔE为两能级(2H11/2,4S3/2)之差。C为常数,kT分别为波尔兹曼常数和绝对温度[30,31]。灵敏度为

S=d(FIR)dR

对测试数据FIR随温度T的变化进行指数拟合,拟合AΔE值分别为3.55、839.17 cm-1。如图7b中的插图所示,灵敏度S随着温度升高而增大,并在440 K达最大值为0.0023 K-1

图7

图7   BTW-BIT-xEr3+(x=0.05、0.10、0.15、0.25、0.35)样品在温度为290~440 K范围内上转换发光谱和FIR随温度的变化,其插图为灵敏度与温度的关系

Fig.7   Up-conversion emission spectra of BTW-BIT-xEr3+ in the temperature range of 290 K to 440 K (a) and the relation between FIR and temperature, the inset shows temperature dependence of sensitivity (b)


2.4 电学性能

图8a给出了BTW-BIT-xEr3+样品的介电温谱。可以看出,所有样品的谱都呈现双介电峰。第一峰对应的温度(Tm)在一个组元的BIT的相变温度附近,第二峰对应的温度(Tc)为共生材料的居里温度。其它铋层共生材料的介电峰,其特点与此类似[26,31,32]。从图8a还可以看出,介电常数随Er3+ 离子掺杂量的提高而减小。介电常数与电子、离子的极化率有关,而离子极化率取决于晶格参数和晶胞体积等因素。离子半径较小的Er3+取代离子半径较大的Bi3+而使晶胞参数和体积减小(图2),导致离子极化率降低。同时,增大Er3+离子掺杂量而降低Bi的含量,从而使Bi核外电子对(6s)和O(2p)轨道杂化减弱,相应地降低了离子极化率[33,34]。离子极化率的降低使εrεm减小(表1)。因此,适量的Er3+离子掺杂可减小其介电常数。图8b给出了550~750℃的介电常数放大图。可以看出,Er3+离子的引入对其居里温度Tc影响不大。所有组分的居里温度为689~699℃,如表1所示。图8c给出了550~750℃损耗的放大图。可以看出,由常温到居里温度Tc所有组分的介电损耗都比较低,温度高于Tc后急剧增大。这个结果与铋层的介电损耗特征符合[31,35]。铋层体系的损耗与氧空位和直流电导率有关[36]。在高温烧结过程中Bi挥发而形成氧空位,其方程式为

2BiBi×+3Oo×2VBi'''+3Vo+Bi2O3

图8

图8   BTW-BIT-xEr3+样品的介电温谱、介电常数的放大图和介电损耗的放大图

Fig.8   Permittivity temperature relationship of BTW-BIT-xEr3+ (a), a larger version of the permittivity (b) and a larger version of dielectric loss (c)


表1   BTW-BIT-xEr3+样品在常温下测量的电学性能

Table 1  Comprehensive electrical performances for BTW-BIT-xEr3+ ceramics

x/molTc/℃d33/pC·N-1εrεm

tanδ

/%

Qm
0.006896.9245.914960.90366
0.056919.9243.713950.88404
0.1069910.3225.412420.731500
0.1569714.0221.512200.532055
0.2569112.1221.210050.431676
0.356918.6214.59900.41540

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Er3+离子的掺杂使高温介电损耗明显降低。其原因是,易挥发的Bi3+离子被Er3+取代,使氧空位浓度降低而使高温损耗减小[22,37]。由表1可见,BTW-BIT-xEr3+陶瓷样品的压电常数d33明显提高(由6.8 pC/N至14 pC/N),可能与氧空位浓度的降低和介电损耗较低有关[22, 38]

图9给出了BTW-BIT-xEr3+样品电阻抗与频率的关系。图9表明,随着Er3+离子掺杂量的提高谐振频率与反谐振频率的差值先减小后增大,而电阻抗峰值的差值规律相反,Qm呈现先增大后减小且在x=0.15达到最优值2055。这表明适量的Er3+掺杂能显著提高材料的Qm

图9

图9   BTW-BIT-xEr3+样品电阻抗与频率的关系

Fig.9   Relationship between electrical impedance and frequency


为了进一步证实掺Er3+能抑制氧空位,测试了纯BTW-BIT和最优组分BTW-BIT-0.15Er样品在510~610℃的阻抗图谱,如图10所示。所有样品的测试数据呈半圆弧形状,说明在传导过程中主要是晶粒阻抗[39]。随着测试温度的提高两组分的弧形半径减小,说明阻抗不断的减小。这表明,样品具有典型的电阻的负温度效应(NTCR),其原因是热激活引起了载流子运动[40]。测试阻抗数据并利用相应等效电路拟合,可定量分析样品的电学性质。理想阻抗行为可用德拜表达式表示,由一个电容C和电阻R并联组成电路。但是这里并非理想的阻抗行为,因为移动离子、偶极子和跳跃离子等产生了扩散空间电荷[41]。因此,本文进行C//R//CPE并联电路拟合,如图10a插图所示,其中CPE表示由空间载流子电学行为的相位角元件。拟合线与 Z'轴交点的数值,则是对应样品的电阻。与BTW-BIT-0.15Er3+样品同等条件的电阻,高于纯体系BTW-BIT。样品的直流电导率为

σ=σ0exp(-EA/kT)

式中σ0EAkT分别为指前因子、激活能、玻尔兹曼常量和绝对温度。根据lnσ与ln(1000/T)之间的线性拟合计算斜率,由斜率计算出激活能EA(如图9插图所示)。两组分的激活能分别为1.09 eV和1.17 eV与氧空位的产生及其移动所需的能量相接近[42]。这表明,样品在此温度区间的电导以氧空位迁移为主。BTW-BIT-0.15Er3+的激活能大于纯体系BTW-BIT,与前文提到的Er3+离子的引入降低了氧空位浓度有关。

图10

图10   BTW-BIT-xEr3+陶瓷样品阻抗的Cole-Cole图

Fig.10   Cole-Cole diagram for BTW-BIT-xEr3+ ceramics (a) x=0.00, (b) x=0.15


图11给出了BTW-BIT-xEr3+样品压电常数与退火温度的关系。图11表明,所有样品在高于居里温度Tc时迅速降至0 pC/N,表明铁电相到顺电相转变的性质。值得注意的是,在退火温度高达600℃,BTW-BIT-0.15Er3+样品具有高达12.8 pC/N(为初始值的92%),表明BTW-BIT-xEr3+样品具有良好的温度稳定性。

图11

图11   BTW-BIT-xEr3+ 样品的退极化曲线

Fig.11   Depolarization curve of BTW-BIT-xEr3+


3 结论

用固相法可制备Bi7-x Er x Ti4.5W0.5O21(BTW-BIT-xEr3+, x=0.05、0.10、0.15、0.25、0.35)共生铋层结构无铅压电陶瓷,所有样品都生成了有2~3个共生结构铋层的陶瓷。掺杂适量的Er3+离子能促进晶粒的长大。在980 nm激发光下,可观察到样品发射两绿光和一红光,可归因于能级跃迁,对应的方程是2H11/2/4S3/2 4I15/24F9/24I15/2x=0.15的材料具有最优的上转换发光强度。改变Er3+离子掺杂浓度,可制备出不同发射光谱的样品。样品BTW-BIT-0.15Er3+在440 K的灵敏度最佳为0.0023 K-1。掺杂适量的Er3+离子能有效降低样品的氧空位浓度,从而提高其电学性能。BTW-BIT-0.15Er3+ 具有最佳电学性能:d33=14 pC/N、Tc=697℃、tanδ=0.53%、Qm=2055。

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