Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5438505 | Ceramics International | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In this study, 3-1 type lead zirconate titanate (PZT) ceramics with one-dimensional pore channels were produced by ionotropic gelation process of alginate/PZT suspensions. By increasing the sodium alginate concentration from 1.0wt% to 3.0 wt%, the alginate/PZT suspensions turned from Newtonian to non-Newtonian behavior with substantial increase in apparent viscosity. Accordingly, 3-1 type PZT ceramics with porosity decreasing from 56.78% to 41.44% were obtained, while the pore size distribution became non-uniform gradually. Based on the structural features, the 3-1 type PZT ceramics possessed much higher relative permittivity (εr) than that of 3-0 or 3-3 type PZT ceramics with similar porosities. Increase in the porosity led to a moderate decline in the longitudinal piezoelectric strain coefficient (d33), a reduction in the dielectric loss factor (tan δ), and a high value of hydrostatic strain coefficient (dh). As a result, the 3-1 type PZT ceramics possessed a maximal hydrostatic figure of merit (HFOM) value of 5597Ã10-15 Paâ1 when the porosity was 56.78%, which may be of help for low frequency hydrophones applications.
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Authors
Wei Liu, Lin Lv, Yang Li, Yanzhong Wang, Jianhong Wang, Chaorui Xue, Yingge Dong, Jinlong Yang,