Lead-free functional materials

Processing Multiscale characterization Simulation and refinement
  • Synthesis of ceramic powders with controlled stoichiometry and doping

  • Dielectric-ferroelectric composite systems

  • Investigation of the influence of grain size

  • Influence of the sintering atmosphere on the material properties

  • X-ray and neutron diffraction

  • In situ diffraction and transmission electron microscopy

  • Atomic and piezoforce microscopy

  • Impedance spectroscopy

  • Electromechanical characterization

 

  • Multiphase field simulation of microstructures

  • Influence of external fields

  • Texture and strain analysis

  • Rietveld refinement