High-performance piezoelectric ceramics are essential for high-temperature sensor applications, but traditional manufacturing methods have not significantly improved their performance.*
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This study presents a breakthrough by doping CaBiNbO ceramics with gadolinium and using spark plasma sintering, resulting in CaGdBiNbO ceramics with exceptional piezoelectric properties, including a constant of 26 pC/N and a Curie temperature of 946 °C.*
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The new CBN-3Gd ceramics displayed impressive thermal stability, with only 11.8% decrease in piezoelectric constant up to 500 °C and maintained high resistivity at elevated temperatures, indicating their potential for advanced sensor technologies.*