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In piezoelectric ceramics the changes in the phase stabilities versus stress and temperature in the vicinity of the phase boundary play a central role. The present study was dedicated to the classical piezoelectric, lead-zirconate-titanate…
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Thermal expansion behavior at high temperatures of synthesized Na$_{1-x}$Zr$_2$(PO$_4$)$_{3-x}$(XO$_4$)$_x$, and Ca$_{1-x}$Zr$_2$(PO$_4$)$_{3-x}$(XO$_4$)$_x$, X = Mo, W compounds has been investigated. Ceramics with relatively high density…
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We have investigated the temperature evolution of magnetism and its interrelation with structural parameters in perovskite-based layered compound Sr$_2$IrO$_4$, which is believed to be a $J_{eff}$ = 1/2 Mott insulator. The structural…
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Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) (PMMA) and CaCu3Ti4O12 (CCTO) composites were fabricated via melt mixing followed by hot pressing technique. These were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermo gravimetric (TGA), Thermo Mechanical…
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