Date of Award
2021-07-01
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Advisor(s)
Bill Tseng
Second Advisor
Yirong Lin
Abstract
The goal of this research consist in the design, synThesis and optimization of functional piezoelectric ceramics and composites that can be fabricated by Direct Ink Write (DIW) 3D printing technique for the use of sensors and energy storage applications. The synThesis optimization of lead-free ceramics for printing was evaluated by analyzing the impact of raw particle size of BaTiO3. A novel approach to evaluate the effect of bimodal distribution raw particle size of BaTiO3 ceramics is presented and their influence on packing density, piezoelectric coefficient and dielectric relative permittivity. Additionally, multi-material DIW printing was adapted as a novel method to fabricate complete sensors in "one-print" with better bonding. Such method was used for the fabrication of flexible PDMS- BaTiO3 composites with PDMS-MWCNT electrodes.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2021-07
File Size
86 p.
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Anabel Renteria Marquez
Recommended Citation
Renteria Marquez, Anabel, "Design, synThesis, and optimization of additively manufactured functional ceramics and its composites" (2021). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 3328.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/3328