Mesopores induced zero thermal expansion in single-crystal ferroelectrics

oleh: Zhaohui Ren, Ruoyu Zhao, Xing Chen, Ming Li, Xiang Li, He Tian, Ze Zhang, Gaorong Han

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-04-01

Deskripsi

Zero thermal expansion materials—often composites of negative and positive coefficient materials—are needed for applications that see large temperature changes. Here, the authors demonstrate that polarization around pores in single-phase mesoporous lead titanate can be used to tune thermal expansion to near zero.