Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 40, Issue 6, 575(2025)

Textured PT-based Piezoelectric Ceramics: Development, Status and Challenge

Jie WU1,2, Shuai YANG1, Mingwen WANG1, Jinglei LI1, Chunchun LI1, and Fei LI1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 11. Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
  • 22. Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Functional Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 710021, China
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    Received: Dec. 23, 2024

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    Published Online: Sep. 2, 2025

    The Author Email: Fei LI (ful5@xjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20240533

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