Lead-free piezoelectric ceramics with the composition of (Na0.54K0.46)0.96Li0.04(Nb1-0.10-xTa0.10Sbx)O3 (x= 0∼8 mol%) were fabricated by nomal sintering at 1,090℃ for 5 h. the phase structure, microstructure and electrical properties were investigated with a emphasis on the influence of the Sb content. All samples exhibit a single perovskite phase over the whole compositional range. For the ceramics with x= 4 [mol%], two phase transitions are observed at 75℃ and 366℃, corresponding to the phase transitions of orthorhombic to tetragonal (To-t) and tetragonal to cubic (Tc), respectively. high electrical properties of d33= 210.83 pC/N, kp= 40%, εr= 1,091.35, ρ= 4.54 g/㎠ were obtained from the specimen with x= 4 [mol%], which suggests that the composition ceramics is a promising lead-free piezoelectric material.
