Two-step sintering: An approach to broaden the sintering temperature range of alkaline niobate-based lead-free piezoceramics

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3552-3555

  Fang, Jian ^a   Wang, Xiaohui ^a   Tian, Zhibin ^a   Zhong, Caifu ^a   Li, Longtu ^a   Zuo, Ruzhong ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE NIOBATE; CONVENTIONAL SINTERING; LEAD FREE PIEZOCERAMICS; POLYMORPHIC PHASE TRANSITION; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; TETRAGONAL SYMMETRIES; TRANSITION BEHAVIOR; TWO-STEP SINTERING;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; NIOBIUM OXIDE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SODIUM;

SINTERING;

EID: 78549261446     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.04085.x     Document Type: Article

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