Effective electromechanical moduli of ferroelectric ceramics with fiber textures

Effective electromechanical moduli of ferroelectric ceramics with fiber textures

Effective electromechanical moduli of ferroelectric ceramics with fiber textures" (2005). Faculty Publications from Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience. 42.

A Mesoscopic Electromechanical Theory of Ferroelectric Films and Ceramics

We present a multi-scale modelling framework to predict the effective electromechanical behavior of ferroelectric ceramics and thin films. This paper specifically focuses on the mesoscopic scale and models the effects of domains and domain switching taking into account intergranular constraints. Starting from the properties of the single crystal and the pre-poling granular texture, the theory p...

Nanoscale electromechanical properties of CaCu3Ti4O12 ceramics

Advanced Ferroelectric and Related Electromechanical Polymers

This talk will cover two classes of electroactive polymers under development recent at Penn State. One is the modified poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE)) polymer and the other is the high dielectric constant all-organic composite. Recently, making use of the defect structure modification in P(VDF-TrFE) based polymers, we converted normal ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE) into rel...

Electromechanical Anisotropy at the Ferroelectric to Relaxor Transition of (Bi0.5Na0.5)0.94Ba0.06TiO3 Ceramics from the Thermal Evolution of Resonance Curves

(Bi0.5Na0.5)0.94Ba0.06TiO3 dense ceramics were obtained from autocombustion sol-gel synthesized nanopowders and sintered at 1050 ◦C for 1–2 h for the study of the electromechanical anisotropy. Measurement of the complex impedance spectrum was carried out on thin ceramic disks, thickness-poled, as a function of the temperature from 16 ◦C up to the vanishing of the electromechanical resonances at...