ULTRA-FINE PARTICLE SIZE FERROELECTRICS.
Abstract
Efforts were continued on the preparation of controlled particle size polycrystalline dielectric films of ferroelectric materials and theoretical studies of the fine-particle effect on the behavior of ferroelectric materials. Development was started on an apparatus to sinter barium titanate layers by passing them very slowly under an incandescent wire. It was discovered that the hot wire alone would not provide enough heat to densify a sample. An auxiliary heater was placed under the setter which held the sample, and effort was devoted to reducing heat loss to the environment. An additional study of densification has indicated that a short firing in a furnace at a high temperature (2650 F or greater) is at least as effective as extended, multi-temperature cycles. Whereas all previous firings had involved a single barium titanate layer, several experiments were tried with stacks of as many as 9 layers, some with coatings of platinum paste to serve as electrodes. Much of the trouble previously encountered with barium titanate adhering to or reacting with setter materials vanished when multiple layers were used. The resulting flat, uniform stacks were embedded in resin for safe handling and sanded down on the ends for application of electrodes. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 15, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0429511
Entities
People
- Robert J. Lockhart