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Dense CaBi 4 Ti 4 O 15 (CBT) and Na 0. 475 Ca 0. 05 Bi 4. 475 Ti 4 O 15 (NCBT) ceramics with a highly preferred 001 orientation were prepared by the reactive templated grain growth (RTGG) method. Plate-like Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 (BIT) particles were synthesized by a molten salt technique and used as the reactive template. The template particles were mixed with other oxide and carbonate powders and aligned by tape-casting. During the sintering, oriented CBT and NCBT were formed in situ topotaxially on the oriented BIT particles, and textured CBT and NCBT ceramics were eventually fabricated by the templated grain growth and densification. The Lotgering 001 orientation degree of the textured ceramics exceeded 90% for secondary-laminate sintered specimens. Textured CBT and NCBT ceramics poled in the perpendicular direction to the preferred axis exhibited electromechanical coupling coefficient (k 33) and piezoelectric coefficients (d 33 and g 33) three times higher than the values for nontextured ceramics with the same composition.
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