The influence of thermodynamic conditions on the stability of 2-2 architecture piezoelectric composites

Authors

  • Nemykin V.V. Institute of Fundamental Engineering Education, South Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI), Russian Federation ORCID iD 0009-0007-8378-6801
  • Malykhin A.Yu. Institute of High Technologies and Piezoelectronics, Southern Federal University, Russian Federation ORCID iD 0000-0001-5449-9247
  • Panich A.A. Institute of High Technologies and Piezoelectronics, Southern Federal University, Russian Federation

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681.586:666.655

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YCVKMA

DOI:

10.31429/vestnik-23-3-80-89

Abstract

The effect of low temperatures on the electrophysical characteristics of a highly sensitive lead zirconate titanate piezoceramic system with ultradispersed TiO2 and ZrO2 additives, as well as a multilayer piezoelectric composite with a 2–2 architecture fabricated from it, was studied. It was shown that the optimal content of ultradispersed components (5 wt. %) ensures structural densification, an increase in the permittivity and piezoelectric moduli at room temperature, and only a slight decrease in the Curie temperature. In the range from 25 to –150 ℃, the relative permittivity and transverse piezoelectric modulus exhibit a rapid decline upon cooling to –25 ℃ and reach a plateau at lower temperatures due to the "freezing" of domain mobility. The manufactured composite demonstrated high values of static capacitance and effective electromechanical coupling coefficient at 25 ℃, as well as low parameter degradation and low temperature hysteresis after three cooling cycles to –50 ℃, making it promising for use in actuators and accelerometers operating in space, arctic zones, and deep-sea environments.

Keywords:

piezoelectric composite, piezoceramics, functional materials, thermal stability

Funding information

The research was conducted with financial support from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation as part of a state assignment, project No. FENW-2025-0005.

Authors info

  • Vyacheslav V. Nemykin

    аспирант кафедры "Физика и фотоника" Института фундаментального инженерного образования Южно-Российского государственного политехнического университета (НПИ) им. М.И. Платова

  • Anatoliy Yu. Malykhin

    старший научный сотрудник лаборатории сырьевых компонентов и функциональных материалов Института высоких технологий и пьезотехники Южного федерального университета

  • Aleksandr A. Panich

    директор Института высоких технологий и пьезотехники Южного федерального университета

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September 25, 2026

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Nemykin, V.V., Malykhin, A.Y., Panich, A.A., The influence of thermodynamic conditions on the stability of 2-2 architecture piezoelectric composites. Ecological Bulletin of Research Centers of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, 2026, т. 23, № 3, pp. 80–89. DOI: 10.31429/vestnik-23-3-80-89

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