Abstract
To enhance the fracture toughness of brittle lead titanate zirconate (PZT) ceramics, PZT nanocomposites with 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 vol% MgO were fabricated by means of a conventional industrial fabrication method. Through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation, indentation tests and D-E hysteresis measurement, the properties of PZT/MgO nanocomposites are characterized. With the increase of additional MgO, the fracture mode of PZT/MgO nanocomposites gradually changes from intergranular to transgranular fracture and the fracture toughness is fairly enhanced. The electric coercive fields of PZT/MgO nanocomposites decrease gradually while the piezoelectric constant d33 hardly changes except that of PZT-1.0 vol% MgO which decreases about 13% compared with the monolithic PZT.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1605-1610 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Modern Physics Letters B |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Oct 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Fracture toughness
- MgO
- Nanocomposites
- PZT