https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2015-60420-y
Regular Article
Modified PZT ceramics as a material that can be used in micromechatronics*
University of Silesia, Institute of Technology and Mechatronics, 12, Żytnia St., Sosnowiec 41-200, Poland
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e-mail:
radoslaw.zachariasz@us.edu.pl
Received: 26 May 2015
Received in final form: 25 August 2015
Published online: 11 November 2015
Results on investigations of the PZT type ceramics with the following chemical composition: Pb0.94Sr0.06(Zr0.50 Ti0.50)0.99 Cr0.01O3 (PSZTC) which belongs to a group of multicomponent ceramic materials obtained on basis of the PZT type solid solution, are presented in this work. Ceramics PSZTC was obtained by a free sintering method under the following conditions: Tsint = 1250 °C and tsint = 2 h. Ceramic compacts of specimens for the sintering process were made from the ceramic mass consisting of a mixture of the synthesized PSZTC powder and 3% polyvinyl alcohol while wet. The PSZTC ceramic specimens were subjected to poling by two methods: low temperature and high temperature. On the basis of the examinations made it has been found that the ceramics obtained belongs to ferroelectric-hard materials and that is why it may be used to build resonators, filters and ultrasonic transducers.
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