Conversion of electric energy to magnetic field (or vice versa)
plays an important role in many devices such as sensors,
transducers, etc. One way in principle to accomplish this is the
production of magneto-electric (ME) ceramic composites. These
composites contain ferroelectric and ferromagnetic phases. Under the
applied magnetic field, due to its magnetostrictive nature,
dimensional changes occur in the ferromagnetic component. These
changes result in induced electrical field due to piezoelectric
effect in ferroelectric component. The aim of the project is the production and
characterization of magneto-electric ceramic composites and
maximization of certain properties by using Sr, Mn, Bi doped PZT as
the ferroelectric phase and Cu, Co, Mn doped Nickel-Ferrite as the
ferromagnetic phase. |