Title :
The study of composite effects of functional ceramics and its potential applications
Author :
Wang, Y.L. ; Roseman, R.D. ; Buchanan, R.C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Ceramics, Acad. Sinica, Shanghai, China
Abstract :
Functional ceramics have come into a new era with the concept that materials may exhibit combined effects or various functional properties which can be composed together to form a new material, device or system. Several examples which are now being studied and developed are introduced: Ceramic damping and acoustic dumb devices through piezoelectric+electrostrictive; Optical memory devices developed by photovoltaic+ferroelectric; Pyroelectric transformers taking advantage of PTC+pyroelectric; Pyroelectric energy converters obtained by induced phase transitions (FRI/FRH); Smart actuators by induce phase transition effects. Principles and experimental results are discussed
Keywords :
ceramics; composite materials; ferroelectric materials; intelligent materials; piezoceramics; pyroelectricity; PTC/pyroelectric material; acoustic dumb device; ceramic damping; composite effect; functional ceramic; induced phase transition; optical memory; photovoltaic/ferroelectric material; piezoelectric/electrostrictive material; pyroelectric energy converter; pyroelectric transformer; smart actuator; Acoustic devices; Ceramics; Damping; Optical devices; Optical materials; Photovoltaic systems; Piezoelectric devices; Pyroelectricity; Solar power generation; Transformers;
Conference_Titel :
Applications of Ferroelectrics, 1996. ISAF '96., Proceedings of the Tenth IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
East Brunswick, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3355-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISAF.1996.598130
