• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1077-1082
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• 2008

To fabricate a multi-layered piezoelectrics/electrodes structure, the piezoelectrics should be sintered at the temperature lower than $950^{\circ}C$ to use the silver electrode, which is cheaper than the electrodes containing noble metals such as Pd and Pt. Therefore, in this study, we modified the composition of $Pb(Zr,Ti)O_3$-based material as $(Pb_{0.98}Cd_{0.02})(Ni_{1/3}Nb_{2/3})_{0.25}Zr_{0.35}Ti_{0.4}O_3$ to lower the sintering temperature and to improve the piezoelectric properties. Small amount of $MnCO_3$, $SiO_2$, and $Pb_3O_4$ were also added to lower the sintering temperature of the ceramic. The prepared raw powders were mixed by using a ball mill for 24 hours. And then the mixed powders were calcinated for 2 hours at $800^{\circ}C$. The calcinated powders were again crushed with the ball mill for 72 hours. The final powders were pressed for making the shape of ${\emptyset}15\;mm$ disk. The disk-type samples were sintered at temperature range of $850{\sim}950^{\circ}C$. The crystal phases of the sintered specimens were perovskite structure without secondary phases. All of the measured electrical properties such as electromechanical coupling coefficients ($k_p$), mechanical quality factors ($Q_m$), and piezoelectric charge constants ($d_{33}$) were decreased with decreasing the sintering temperatures. The electrical properties measured at the sample sintered at $950^{\circ}C$ were 54% of $k_p$, 503 of $Q_m$, and 390 pC/N of $d_{33}$, respectively. These properties were considered to be fairly good for the application of multi-layered piezoelectric generators or actuators.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.5-9
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• 2008

코디어라이트는 낮은 열팽창계수를 가지나, 디젤 배기가스 담체로써 사용하기에는 기계적 강도가 낮고, 황에 대한 내산성이 취약한 문제를 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 $SiO_2,\;Al_2O_3$, MoOx, $Cr_2O_3$ 및 $Nb_2O_5$가 첨가된 $ZrTiO_4$의 물성을 XRD, SEM, UTM 및 열팽창계수 측정 장치를 사용하여 측정하고 분석하였다. $ZrTiO_4$은 $TiO_2$와 $ZrO_2$를 출발원료로 볼빌에서 혼합한 후 $1240^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서 3시간 하소함으로써 monoclinic 구조로 합성되었다. 꺽임강도 및 열팽창계수 측정용 시편은 $ZrTiO_4$와 첨가제를 혼합 성형하고, $1300^{\circ}C$에서 3 시간 소성함으로써 얻어졌다. 소결된 시편의 기공율은 첨가제의 함량이 5%로 증가함에 따라 첨가제의 종류에 관계없이 감소하였으나, 첨가제의 함량이 10% 로 증가하면 기공율은 포화되었다. 꺾임강도는 $Al_2O_3$를 5, 10 wt% 첨가 시 큰 폭으로 증가하였으나, 나머지 첨가제에 대해서는 꺾임강도가 감소하였다. $ZrTiO_4$의 열팽창계수 $(1000^{\circ}C)$는 $Nb_2O_5$를 제외하고는 첨가제가 증가할수록 계속적으로 감소하였으며, 특히, $SiO_2$가 첨가된 경우 가장 낮은 열팽창계수를 나타내었다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.406-412
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• 2005

This work is to present a new synthesis of metallic glass (MG)/metallic glass (MG) composites using gas atomization and spark plasma sintering (SPS) processes. The MG powders of $Cu_{54}Ni_6Zr_{22}Ti_{18}$ (CuA) and $Ni_{59}Zr_{15}Ti_{13}Nb_7Si_3Sn_2Al_1$(NiA) as atomized consist of fully amorphous phases and present a different thermal behavior; $T_g$ (glass transition temperature) and $T_x$ (crystallization temperature) are 716K and 765K for the Cu base powder, but 836K and 890K for the Ni base ones, respectively. SPS process was used to consolidate the mixture of each amorphous powder, being $CuA/10\%NiA\;and\;NiA/10\%CuA$ in weight. The resultant phases were Cu crystalline dispersed NiA matrix composites as well as NiA phase dispersed CuA matrix composites, depending on the SPS temperatures. Effect of the second phases embedded in the MG matrix was discussed on the micro-structure and mechanical properties.