Ferroelectromagnetic solid solutions on the base piezoelectric ceramic materials for components of micromechatronics

• Ferroelectromagnetic solid solutions based on PZT and ferrite have been obtained.
• EDS and the fracture microstructure examinations were made.
• Dielectric parameters were conducted on the capacity bridge.
• Temperature relationships of the internal friction and the Young modulus were made.
• Complex tests showed the coexistence of ferroelectric and magnetic properties.

In the presented work, a ferroelectromagnetic solid solutions based on PZT and ferrite powders have been obtained. The main aim of combination of ferroelectric and magnetic powders was to obtain material showing both electric and magnetic properties. Ferroelectric ceramic powder (in amount of 90%) was based on the doped PZT type solid solution while magnetic component was nickel–zinc ferrite Ni1−xZnxFe2O4 (in amount of 10%). The synthesis of components of ferroelectromagnetic solid solutions was performed using the solid phase sintering. Final densification of synthesized powder has been done using free sintering. The aim of the work was to obtain and examine in the first multicomponent PZT type ceramics admixed with chromium with the following chemical composition Pb0.94Sr0.06(Zr0.46Ti0.54)O3+0.25 at% Cr2O3 and next ferroelectromagnetic solid solution based on a PZT type ferroelectric powder (Pb0.94Sr0.06(Zr0.46Ti0.54)O3+0.25 at% Cr2O3) and nickel–zinc ferrite (Ni0.64Zn0.36Fe2O4), from the point of view of their mechanical and electric properties, such as: electric permittivity, ε; dielectric loss, tanδ; mechanical losses, Q−1; and Young modulus, E.