Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0345631

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0345631

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Nanocrystalline Processing of Polycrystalline Ceramics Exhibiting the Giant Piezoelectric Effect. Piezoelectric materials interconvert electric and mechanical energy. They have been incorporated into a wide range of industrial, medical and domestic applications. The newest, known as PZN-PTs, are only available as single crystals. They have ten times the response of conventional piezoelectric materials, however they are expensive, mechanically fragile and have shape limitations. This project will tailor nanostructured intermediate states that will allow the production of stronger, more versatile polycrystalline PZN-PT ceramics. It will develop scientific results on nanocrystalline processing applicable to many materials and allow deeper insight into the mechanism of the anomalous piezoelectric response of these materials.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 31-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $135,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Ceramics | Condensed Matter Physics—Structural Properties | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ceramics |

Other Keywords

Ceramics | Condensed Matter Physics—Structural Properties | Materials Engineering

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