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The high-temperature piezoelectric materials have been given to considerable attention due to the requirement of some electronic devices. However, relative low Curie temperature of K0.5Na0.5NbO3 (TC ~ 415 °C) and BaTiO3 (TC ~ 120 °C) as well as the depolarization temperature (Td ~ 100 °C) of (Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3 limit the high-temperature applications. In this chapter, bismuth layer-structured ferroelectrics (BLSFs) with high TC (generally higher than 500 °C) are referred. However, some shortcomings are also addressed, such as high coercive field, poor ferro/piezoelectricity. Due to the lack of phase boundaries, lots of attention mainly focus on the composition modification to improve ferro/piezoelectricity. In addition, some advanced preparation technologies are also introduced.
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Wu, J. (2018). Bismuth Layer Structured Ferroelectrics. In: Advances in Lead-Free Piezoelectric Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8998-5_7
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