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Processing and electromechanical properties of lanthanum-doped Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 extruded piezoelectric fibres

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This article describes the processing and characterisation of lanthanum-doped lead zirconate titanate (PLZT)-based ferroelectric fibres for composite transducer applications. X-ray diffraction of the extruded and sintered fibres indicated some lead loss during sintering; however, the fibres exhibited low porosity (1.54%), high maximum piezoelectric strain (4041 ppm) and relatively low coercive field (0.77 kV/mm). The low coercive field of the lanthanum-doped fibres may be advantageous in terms of facilitating polarization of the fibres in composite architectures.

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A.C.E. Dent would like to acknowledge support from Great Western Research (GWR).

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  1. Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Ueberlandstrasse 129, 8600, Duebendorf, Switzerland

    F. Clemens, J. Heiber & F. Nobre

  2. Institute for Materials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK

    T. Comyn

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Research Centre, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK

    A. C. E. Dent & C. R. Bowen

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Clemens, F., Comyn, T., Heiber, J. et al. Processing and electromechanical properties of lanthanum-doped Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 extruded piezoelectric fibres. J Mater Sci 46, 4517–4523 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-011-5345-7

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