| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
MS&T21: Materials Science & Technology
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| Symposium
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Advances in Dielectric Materials and Electronic Devices
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| Presentation Title |
Electroceramics with Ferroelectric Grain Boundaries via Cold Sintering |
| Author(s) |
Javier Mena-Garcia, Sinan Dursun, Kosuke Tsuji, Sun Hwi Bang, Zhongming Fan, Arnaud Ndayishimiye, Clive Randall |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Javier Mena-Garcia |
| Abstract Scope |
Using cold sintering, it has been able to demonstrate that novel phases, such as polymers, can be readily incorporated into the grain boundaries of a ceramic material. Typically, grain boundaries do not have ferroelectric activity; they are more likely to be inactive amorphous dielectric glass phases. Current research aims to consider ZnO dielectric oxide grains and a new type of ferroelectric intergranular phase based on PVDF-TrFE copolymers that are both ferroelectric active. By analyzing the microstructure of the ceramic with ferroelectric grain boundaries, and engineering from its non-linear conductive electrical properties, new families of ferroelectrics could be considered for new application opportunities in energy harvesting, capacitors, and actuators on flexible substrates. These materials and low temperature processes permit the possibility of hierarchical organic-inorganic functional composites ranging from the molecular level to the nanostructured phase distributions of ferroelectric grain boundaries. |