A gravity-driven sintering method to fabricate geometrically complex compact piezoceramics

Yao Shan; Shiyuan Liu; Biao Wang; Ying Hong; Chao Zhang; C. W. Lim; Guangzu Zhang; Zhengbao Yang

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26373-x

Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

A gravity-driven sintering method to fabricate geometrically complex compact piezoceramics

Yao Shan,
Shiyuan Liu,
Biao Wang,
Ying Hong,
Chao Zhang,
C. W. Lim,
Guangzu Zhang,
Zhengbao Yang

Affiliations

Yao Shan: Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Shiyuan Liu: Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Biao Wang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Ying Hong: Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Chao Zhang: School of Optical and Electronic Information, Engineering Research Center for Functional Ceramic MOE and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
C. W. Lim: Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Guangzu Zhang: School of Optical and Electronic Information, Engineering Research Center for Functional Ceramic MOE and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Zhengbao Yang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26373-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Fabricating geometrically complex piezoceramics in compact sintered bodies has been difficult to achieve. Here the authors demonstrate a gravity-driven sintering strategy where high-temperature viscous behavior of piezoceramic allows for forming of complex shaped sintered bodies.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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