Low temperature consolidated lead-free ferroelectric niobate ceramics with improved electrical properties

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 240-247

  Eriksson, Mirva ^a   Yan, Haixue ^b,c   Nygren, Mats ^a   Reece, Mike J ^b,c   Shen, Zhijian ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Nanoforce Technology Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL POWDERS; CONCERTED EFFORT; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; FERROELECTRIC PROPERTY; LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE; LEAD-FREE FERROELECTRICS; LEAD-FREE PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC; LOW TEMPERATURES; MECHANICAL PRESSURE; NIOBATES; REMANENT POLARIZATION; REPLACEMENT MATERIALS; SUBMICRON GRAINED MICROSTRUCTURE; UNIAXIAL PRESSURES;

FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS; FERROELECTRICITY; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SODIUM; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 77957954281     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2010.0034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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