Development of lead-free (Bi1/2Na1/2) BaTiO3 Piezoelectric Ceramics for Clinical Applications in Ultrasound

Author

Ruiz, R. Rodríguez ; Cuautle, A. Flores ; Gómez, E. Suaste

Author_Institution

CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City

fYear

2007

Firstpage

75

Lastpage

78

Abstract

The present paper provide a method to obtain lead-free piezoelectric ceramics based on bismuth sodium titanate (Bi_1/2Na_1/2)BaTiO₃ (BNBT), as well as the characterization of these, the elaboration consists from the dust mixture to the sinterized the pieces in a furnace, the BNBT systems had been studied for its dielectrics and piezoelectric properties, the characterization consists of determining the Curie temperature and resonance frequency. BNBT ceramics present similar characteristics to those of the PZT ceramics. Because of its high frequency of resonance they can be used in biomedical applications, concretely in ultrasound applications.

Keywords

barium compounds; bioceramics; biomedical ultrasonics; bismuth compounds; piezoceramics; sintering; sodium compounds; (Bi_0.5Na_0.5)BaTiO₃; Curie temperature; biomedical applications; bismuth sodium titanate; dielectric properties; dust mixture; lead-free piezoelectric ceramics; piezoelectric properties; resonance frequency; sintering; ultrasound applications; Bismuth; Ceramics; Dielectrics; Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques; Furnaces; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Temperature; Titanium compounds; Ultrasonic imaging; Curie temperature; Lead-free; bismuth sodium titanate; ceramics; piezoelectric;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 2007. ICEEE 2007. 4th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Mexico City

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1166-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1166-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICEEE.2007.4344977

Filename

4344977