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1999

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Grain Oriented Crystallization, Piezoelectric, And Pyroelectric Properties Of (Baxsr₂ - X)Tisi₂O₈ Glass Ceramics, Jianping Zhang, Burtrand I. Lee, Robert W. Schwartz, Zhenya Ding Jun 1999

Grain Oriented Crystallization, Piezoelectric, And Pyroelectric Properties Of (Baxsr₂ - X)Tisi₂O₈ Glass Ceramics, Jianping Zhang, Burtrand I. Lee, Robert W. Schwartz, Zhenya Ding

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Polar, nonferroelectric (BaxSr2 - x)TiSi2O8 glass ceramics with highly oriented crystallites were prepared by a gradient temperature heat treatment technique. The crystallization mechanism and microstructures of (BaxSr2 - x)TiSi2O8 glass ceramics were investigated by means of differential thermal analysis, x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, and the dielectric, piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties were investigated for various compositions. The results show that polar (BaxSr2 - x)TiSi2O8 glass ceramics have a low dielectric constant and a high hydrostatic figure of merit dh × gh = ~ 2500. This high hydrostatic figure of merit, along with other unique characteristics, such as no aging …