(Ba0.6Sr0.4)Bi2Ta2O9 (BSBT) ceramic materials with plate-like grains were p
repared by the conventional mixed oxide method. The microstructures of BSBT
ceramic sintered at different temperatures were studied The variations of
the saturation polarization (P-s), remanent polarization (P-r) and coercive
field (E-c) with applied electric field and temperature were studied by hy
steresis (D-E loop) measurements. The permittivities, piezoelectric and pyr
oelectric coefficients of BSBT ceramic poled at various electric fields and
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