Correlation between the microstructure and electrical properties in high-performance (Ba 0.85 Ca 0.15)(Zr 0.1 Ti 0.9) O 3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1998-2006

  Hao, Jigong ^a   Bai, Wangfeng ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Zhai, Jiwei ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COARSE-GRAINED; CRITICAL POINTS; DEPOLING; GRAIN SIZE; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; LEAD-FREE PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC; MECHANICAL STRESS; PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTY; RELAXOR BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE STABILITY; THERMAL INSTABILITIES; TWO-STEP SINTERING;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; STRESSES; ZIRCONIUM;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84862830278     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2012.05146.x     Document Type: Article

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