Ibn-Mohammed, T., Koh, S. C. L., Reaney, I. M., Sinclair, D. C., Mustapha, K. B., Acquaye, Adolf, Wang, D. (2017) Are lead-free piezoelectrics more environmentally friendly? MRS Communications, 7 (01). pp. 1-7. ISSN 2159-6859. (doi:10.1557/mrc.2017.10) (KAR id:60980)
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Abstract
Considered as a less hazardous piezoelectric material, potassium sodium niobate (KNN) has been in the fore of the search for replacement of lead (Pb) zirconate titanate for piezoelectrics applications. Here, we challenge the environmental credentials of KNN due to the presence of ~60 wt% Nb2O5, a substance much less toxic to humans than Pb oxide, but whose mining and extraction cause significant environmental damage.
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| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1557/mrc.2017.10 |
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| Depositing User: | Adolf Acquaye |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2017 13:31 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 19 Sep 2023 15:03 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/60980 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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Acquaye, Adolf.
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