Reliability enhancement in nickel-particle-dispersed alkaline niobate piezoelectric composites and actuators

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 795-800

  Zhang, Hailong ^a   Yang, Shu ^a   Yang, Sui ^a   Kong, Decai ^a   Zhang, Bo Ping ^a   Zhang, Yongjun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

Actuators; Composites; Niobates; Sintering; Toughness and toughening

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE NIOBATE; COMPOSITES; DISPERSED NI; ELECTRICAL LOADING; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MICROSTRUCTURES; MATRIX; NI COMPOSITES; NI PARTICLES; NIOBATES; NUMBER OF CYCLES; PIEZO-CERAMICS; PIEZOCERAMIC; PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITE; RELIABILITY ENHANCEMENT; TOUGHNESS AND TOUGHENING;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NIOBIUM OXIDE; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; RELIABILITY; SINTERING; SODIUM;

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 78751575517     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.11.025     Document Type: Article

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