Fabrication, microstructure and properties of Zinc oxide nanowhisker reinforced lead zirconate titanate nanocomposites

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-234

  Wang, Da Wei ^a   Cao, Mao Sheng ^a   Yuan, Jie ^b   Lin, Hai Bo ^c   Zhao, Quan Liang ^a   Zhang, De Qing ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b MINZU UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c China Astronautics Standards Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Electrical properties; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Nanocomposites; PZT; ZnO nanowhisker

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; FRACTURE MODE; FRACTURE STRENGTHS; GRAIN SIZE; LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE; MATRIX; MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; PZT; SOLID-STATE PROCESSING; ZNO NANOWHISKERS;

CRYSTAL WHISKERS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FRACTURE; LEAD OXIDE; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOWHISKERS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SINTERING; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

LEAD TITANATE ZIRCONATE; NANOCOMPOSITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID STATE; STRENGTH;

EID: 79951692591     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341311794653730     Document Type: Article

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