Processing of fine PZT fibers by sol-gel method and preparation of piezocomposites

Author

Alkoy, Ebru Mensur ; Tekdas, A. Serkan

Author_Institution

Fac. of Eng. & Natural Sci., Sabanci Univ., Istanbul, Turkey

fYear

2009

fDate

20-23 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

1742

Lastpage

1744

Abstract

In this study, fine lead zirconate titanate (PZT) fibers were produced by sol-gel process. The processing conditions of PZT fibers from sol-gel solution were studied in detail. Processing parameters such as, gelation additives, gelation time and fiber drawing time have been determined. After obtaining optimum conditions, dense and crack free fine PZT fibers were fabricated with 30-40 cm in length and 10-50 micrometer in diameter. Piezocomposites were prepared by embedding the fibers into an epoxy matrix.

Keywords

drawing (mechanical); fibre reinforced plastics; lead compounds; piezoelectric materials; sol-gel processing; PZT; crack free fine PZT fibers; epoxy matrix; fiber drawing time; gelation additives; gelation time; lead zirconate titanate fibers; piezocomposites; processing parameters; sol-gel method; Actuators; Bioceramics; Dielectric measurements; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Polymers; Temperature; Titanium compounds; Zirconium; PZT; fiber; piezocomposite; piezoelectric;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 2009 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Rome

ISSN

1948-5719

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4389-5

Electronic_ISBN

1948-5719

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ULTSYM.2009.5441889

Filename

5441889