Coupled Structural and Elastic Response Studies of the Phase Transformation Behaviour of Environment-Friendly, Lead-free Piezoceramics

该项目的最终目标是确定高性能、环境友好的无铅压电陶瓷材料，以取代目前市场上占主导地位的铅基材料。这种压电陶瓷具有广泛的工业应用。了解控制这些材料响应外加应力或电场的能力的因素对于发现，优化以及最终工业开发这些材料至关重要。通过对一些此类材料进行全面的实验和理论研究，该项目将提高工业界开发新的和改进的材料的能力。先进材料的开发是指定的国家研究优先领域。

The ultimate aim of this project is to identify high performance, environment-friendly i.e. lead free, piezoceramic materials capable of replacing the currently market dominant, lead-based materials. Such piezoceramics have widespread industrial applications. Understanding the factors that control the capacity of such materials to respond to applied stress or electric field is critical to the discovery, optimization and, ultimately, industrial exploitation of such materials. Through comprehensive experimental and theoretical studies of a number of such materials this project will enhance the ability of industry to develop new and improved materials. Development of advanced materials is a designated National Research Priority area.