Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1502166 Scripta Materialia 2007 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Magnetoelectric particulate composites composed of Pb(Zr0.48Ti0.52)O3Pb(Zr0.48Ti0.52)O3 (PZT) and CoFe2O4 (CFO) (molar ratio: PZT/CFOPZT/CFO = 1:1) are prepared via an ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)–citrate gel process. In the composite sample sintered at 1080 °C, crystalline CFO particles 1–2 μm in size are uniformly distributed in the PZT matrix, which has a grain size of 0.3–0.5 μm. This microstructure leads to a high electrical resistivity (∼1.8×1011Ωcm), which is a significant improvement on previous studies.

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