Ferroelectric domain structure of lead-free potassium-sodium niobate ceramics

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1861-1864

  López Juárez, Rigoberto ^a   Novelo Peralta, Omar ^a   González García, Federico ^b   Rubio Marcos, Fernando ^c,d   Villafuerte Castrejón, María Elena ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN MATERIALES   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^d INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Ferroelectric properties; Grain growth; Niobates

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL GRAIN GROWTH; AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; COMPLEX DOMAINS; DOMAIN STRUCTURE; FERROELECTRIC DOMAIN STRUCTURE; FERROELECTRIC DOMAINS; FERROELECTRIC PROPERTIES; LEAD-FREE; MICROWAVE-HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; NIOBATES; SEM; SODIUM NIOBATE;

CRYSTALS; FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS; FERROELECTRICITY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; NIOBIUM OXIDE; PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 79955465465     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.02.031     Document Type: Article

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