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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 …


High Breakdown Strength, Multilayer Ceramics For Compact Pulsed Power Applications, Wayne Huebner, Brian L. Gilmore, Shi C. Zhang, Mike L. Krogh, B. C. Schultz, R. C. Pate, L. F. Rinehart, J. M. Lundstrom Jan 1999

High Breakdown Strength, Multilayer Ceramics For Compact Pulsed Power Applications, Wayne Huebner, Brian L. Gilmore, Shi C. Zhang, Mike L. Krogh, B. C. Schultz, R. C. Pate, L. F. Rinehart, J. M. Lundstrom

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Advanced ceramics are being developed for use in large area, high voltage devices in order to achieve high specific energy densities (greater than 10^6/ J/m^3/) and physical size reduction. Initial materials based on slip cast TiO2 exhibited a high bulk breakdown strength (BDS greater than 300 kV/cm) and high permittivity with low dispersion (epsilon approximately equal to 100). However, strong area and thickness dependencies were noted. To increase the BDS, multilayer dielectric compositions are being developed based on glass/TiO2 composites. The addition of glass increases the density (approximately equal to 99.8% theoretical), forms a continuous grain boundary phase, and also …


Measurement Of The Dielectric Strength Of Titanium Dioxide Ceramics, Wayne Huebner, J. M. Lundstrom, L. F. Rinehart, R. C. Pate, T. L. Smith, Mike L. Krogh Jan 1999

Measurement Of The Dielectric Strength Of Titanium Dioxide Ceramics, Wayne Huebner, J. M. Lundstrom, L. F. Rinehart, R. C. Pate, T. L. Smith, Mike L. Krogh

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Titanium dioxide ceramics (TiO2) are candidate materials for high energy density pulsed power devices. Experiments to quantify the dielectric strength of TiO2 have been performed on a limited number of unoptimized samples. A high voltage test set was constructed to test the titanium dioxide. All samples had a relative dielectric constant of 100, all samples were of 3 mm nominal thickness, and all tests were performed in water dielectric to reduce the effect of the triple point field enhancement at the electrode edge. Both single layer and laminated samples were tested and the breakdown field strengths were recorded. Voltage risetimes …