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PZT nanocomposites reinforced by small amount of MgO

  • Faxin Li
  • , Xiaoxing Yi
  • , Zhiqi Cong
  • , Daining Fang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Tsinghua University
  • CAS - Institute of Acoustics
  • Beijing Institute of Technology

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1605-1610
Number of pages6
JournalModern Physics Letters B
Volume21
Issue number24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Oct 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Fracture toughness
  • MgO
  • Nanocomposites
  • PZT

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