Effects of foam composition on the microstructure and piezoelectric properties of macroporous PZT ceramics from ultrastable particle-stabilized foams

Ceramics International

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 8781-8787

  Liu, Wei ^a   Du, Linjing ^a   Wang, Yanzhong ^a   Yang, Jinlong ^a,b   Xu, Hong ^a  

^a NORTH UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Particle stabilized foams; C. Dielectric properties; C. Piezoelectric properties; D. PZT

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC AND PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE CERAMICS; MEDICAL ULTRASONIC IMAGING; PARTICLE-STABILIZED FOAMS; PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTY; PIEZOELECTRIC STRAIN COEFFICIENTS; PZT; RELATIVE PERMITTIVITY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POROSITY; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 84883753115     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.04.065     Document Type: Article

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