Ionix Ceramics Expertise – Ionix Ceramics

Our Expertise

Ionix is uniquely qualified to create custom piezoceramic compositions and components in our high-tech manufacturing facility. We have a team of specialist material engineers who have decades of combined R&D and industrial knowledge ready to find your solution.

IONIX’S RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Our Team

Dr. Tim Comyn

Technical Director

Over 20 years’ experience in the design, development and synthesis of piezoelectric materials.
Extensive experience in characterisation techniques including X-ray and impedance analysis.
Piezoceramic materials innovator with multiple worldwide patents.
Extensive catalogue of peer review journal articles on functional materials

Dr. Peter Cowin

Ceramic Operations Manager

Practiced chemist with research and industrial experience across a wide range of applications
Quality Manager delivering ISO 9001 to piezoelectric ceramic production and development
Significant experience and expertise in the synthesis and development of novel piezoelectric materials and processes.

Prof. Andrew Bell FREng CEng FIMMM

Professor of Electronic Materials & Director

Awarded a 5 year EPSRC Established Career Fellowship to develop functional materials for additive manufacturing
Elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering 2016
Received the IEEE-UFFC Ferroelectrics Recognition Award in 2012
Awarded the IoM3 Verulam Prize and Medal for distinguished contribution to ceramics
Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and a Senior Member of the IEEE
Published over 200 peer reviewed journal articles on functional materials

Dr. Tim Stevenson CEng FIMMM

Chief Executive Officer

Awarded Gold and the title of “Early Research Career Engineer” at SET for Britain, Westminister in 2011 for impact on UK research.
Named top 35 under 35 Materials Engineers in the UK, by the Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining.
Visiting Senior Research Fellow in Materials at the University of Leeds
Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and a Chartered Engineer.
Significant experience in the measurement & characterisation of piezoelectric materials at high-temperature.

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Our Manufacturing Facilities

Our production facility can produce a wide range of geometries of piezoelectric ceramic, including discs, plates and high-temperature shear bars. We also have the expertise and equipment required for multilayer actuator production and encapsulation. Ionix also developed a proprietary process for producing conformal piezoelectric coatings directly onto metal, and methods of bonding dissimilar materials, for use at elevated temperature.

Powder Production

Ionix manufacture a unique ceramic composition for extreme environments and have developed bespoke systems for client requirements.

Disc/Bar Manufacturing

We produce a wide range of standard discs and bars to enable your piezoelectric application.

Stacks/Multilayers

The Ionix team can synthesise custom stacks for your high-temperature application.

Complex Geometries

The unique fracture toughness and temperature resilience of our materials allows complex geometries with fine details to be synthesised.

Integrating the Product

Raw Materials

Ceramics Components

Sub-component Manufacture

Sub-assembly Manufacture

Ionix have experience of manufacturing piezoelectrics, from ceramic production through to device construction, and can help tailor the properties of materials or components for your application. We have the flexibility to integrate into any stage of the supply chain and development of specialist components for various applications is part of our remit. The bonding and device production expertise developed by Ionix has been utilised to facilitate integration of piezoelectric components into a number of novel high temperature devices.

Our R&D Archive

Our team has published over 100 papers and journals related to ceramics and materials engineering. Have a look at our archive of papers.

(2021) Comyn TP; Cowin, PI; Stevenson TJ; (2021) High strength piezoelectric materials for extreme environments. IEEE Sensors 2021. 10.1109/SENSORS47087.2021.9639604

(2018) Palizdar M; Fancher CM; Mallick D; Maity T; Roy S; Jones JL; Comyn TP; Suvaci E; Bell AJ (2018) Crystallographic and magnetic investigations of textured bismuth ferrite lead titanate layers. Materials Research Express, 5 (12), 126103.

(2015) Mostafavi E; Ataie A; Ahmadzadeh M; Palizdar M; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2015) Synthesis of nano-structured Bi1−xBaxFeO3 ceramics with enhanced magnetic and electrical properties. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 162 , pp. 106-112.

(2015) Le Goupil F; Bennett J; Axelsson A-K; Valant M; Berenov A; Bell AJ; Comyn TP; Alford NM (2015) Electrocaloric enhancement near the morphotropic phase boundary in lead-free NBT-KBT ceramics. Applied Physics Letters, 107 (17), ARTN 172903.

(2021) Bell AJ, Comyn TP, Stevenson T., (2021) Expanding the application space for piezoelectric materials. APL Materials, 9, 010901.
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0035416

(2017) Qaisar SA; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2017) Temperature Dependence of Domain Contributions as a Function of Ageing in Soft and Hard Lead Zirconate Titanate Piezoelectric Ceramics. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 64 (6), pp. 1023-1028.

(2015) Mandal P; Manjõn-Sanz A; Corkett AJ; Comyn TP; Dawson K; Stevenson T; Bennett J; Henrichs LF; Bell AJ; Nishibori E (2015) Morphotropic phase boundary in the Pb-Free (1 - X)BiTi3/8Fe2/8Mg3/8O3-xCaTiO3 System: Tetragonal polarization and enhanced electromechanical properties. Advanced Materials, 27 (18), pp. 2883-2889.

(2021) Comyn TP; Cowin, PI; Bell AJ; (2021) Uniaxial Stress and Temperature Resilience of HPZ Piezoelectric Actuators. ACTUATOR; International Conference and Exhibition on New Actuator Systems and Applications 2021. p1-4

(2015) Bennett J; Shrout T; Zhang S; Owston H; Stevenson T; Esat F; Bell A; Comyn T (2015) Variation of piezoelectric properties and mechanisms across the relaxor-like/Ferroelectric continuum in BiFeO3- (K0.5Bi0.5)TiO3-PbTiO3 ceramics. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 62 (1), pp. 33-45.

(2014) Stevenson T; Bennett J; Brown AP; Wines T; Bell AJ; Smith RI; Comyn TP (2014) Reversible piezomagnetoelectric switching in bulk polycrystalline ceramics. APL Materials, 2 , pp. 086105-086105.

(2021) Comyn TP; Cowin, PI; Bell AJ; (2021) Actuation mechanisms in mixed-phase K0. 5Bi0. 5TiO3-BiFeO3-PbTiO3 ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. Volume 41, Issue 13, October 2021, Pages 6414-6423.

(2015) Bennett TP; Shrout TR; Zhang SJ; Mandal P; Bell AJ; Stevenson TJ; Comyn TP (2014) Temperature dependence of the intrinsic and extrinsic contributions in BiFeO3- (K0.5Bi0.5)TiO3-PbTiO3 piezoelectric ceramics. Journal of Applied Physics, 116 , pp. 094102-1-094102-9.

(2015) Stevenson T; Martin DG; Cowin PI; Blumfield A; Bell AJ; Comyn TP; Weaver PM (2015) Piezoelectric materials for high temperature transducers and actuators. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 26 (12), pp. 9256-9267.

(2015) Palizdar M; Fancher CM; Comyn TP; Stevenson TJ; Poterala SF; Messing GL; Suvaci E; Kleppe AP; Jephcoat AJ; Bell AJ (2015) Characterization of thick bismuth ferrite-lead titanate films processed by tape casting and templated grain growth. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 35 (16), pp. 4453-4458.

(2014) Palizdar M; Mallick D; Maity T; Roy S; Comyn TP; Stevenson TJ; Fancher CM; Jones JL; Poterala SF; Messing GL (2014) Texture analysis of thick bismuth ferrite lead titanate layers Applications of Ferroelectric, International Workshop on Acoustic Transduction Materials and Devices and Workshop on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy, ISAF/IWATMD/PFM 2014, pp. 1-3.

(2013) Palizdar M; Comyn TP; Stevenson TJ; Walshaw R; Poterala SF; Messing GL; Suvaci E; Kleppe AP; Jehcoat AJ; Bell AJ (2013) Electric-field-induced phase switching in textured Ba-doped bismuth ferrite lead titanate Applications of Ferroelectric and Workshop on the Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (ISAF/PFM), pp. 138-140.

(2012) Palizdar M; Comyn TP; Ward MB; Brown AP; Harrington JP; Kulkarni S; Keeney L; Roy S; Pemble M; Whatmore R (2012) Crystallographic and magnetic identification of secondary phase in orientated Bi 5Fe 0.5Co 0.5Ti 3O 15 ceramics. Journal of Applied Physics, 112 (7).

(2012) Bygrave F; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2012) The effect of post deposition anneal temperature on the structure of BiFeO3-PbTiO3 thin films. Thin Solid Films, 524 , pp. 26-29.

(2011) Comyn TP; Stevenson T; Al-Jawad M; Andre G; Bell AJ; Cywinski R (2011) Antiferromagnetic order in tetragonal bismuth ferrite-lead titanate. J MAGN MAGN MATER, 323 (21), pp. 2533-2535.

(2011) Royles AJ; Bell AJ; Daniels JE; Milne SJ; Comyn TP (2011) Observation of a time-dependent structural phase transition in potassium sodium bismuth titanate. APPL PHYS LETT, 98 (18), 182904.

(2011) Zhu FY; Skidmore TA; Bell AJ; Comyn TP; James CW; Ward M; Milne SJ (2011) Diffuse dielectric behaviour in Na0.5K0.5NbO3-LiTaO3-BiScO3 lead-free ceramics. MATER CHEM PHYS, 129 (1-2), pp. 411-417.

(2010) Royles AJ; Bell AJ; Jephcoat AP; Kleppe AK; Milne SJ; Comyn TP (2010) Electric-field-induced phase switching in the lead free piezoelectric potassium sodium bismuth titanate. APPL PHYS LETT, 97 (13), 132909.

(2010) Palizdar M; Comyn T; Kulkarni S; Keeney L; Roy S; Pemble M; Whatmore R; Bell A (2010) Synthesis of platelets Bi5Fe0.5Co0.5Ti3O15 via the molten salt method 2010 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF).

(2010) Zhu FY; Milne SJ; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2010) Dielectric and Piezoelectric Properties in the Lead-free System Na0.5K0.5NbO3-LiTaO3-BiScO3 2010 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF).

(2010) Palizdar M; Comyn T; Kulkarni S; Keeney L; Roy S; Pemble M; Whatmore R; Bell A (2010) Synthesis of platelets Bi5Fe0.5Co0.5Ti3O15 via the molten salt method 2010 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF).

(2009) Ellwood S; Freear S; Bell AJ; Comyn TP (2009) Lowering the Centre Frequency of Thick Film PZT Devices Using Acoustically Matched Backing Layers IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium.

(2009) Comyn TP; Stevenson T; Al-Jawad M; Turner SL; Smith RI; Bell AJ; Cywinski R (2009) High temperature neutron diffraction studies of 0.9BiFeO(3)-0.1PbTiO(3). J APPL PHYS, 105 (9), 094108.

(2008) Comyn TP; Stevenson T; Al-Jawad M; Turner SL; Smith RI; Marshall WG; Bell AJ; Cywinski R (2008) Phase-specific magnetic ordering in BiFeO3-PbTiO3. APPL PHYS LETT, 93 (23), 232901.

(2008) Burnett TL; Comyn TP; Merson E; Bell AJ; Mingard K; Hegarty T; Cain M (2008) Electron backscatter diffraction as a domain analysis technique in BiFeO3-PbTiO3 single crystals IEEE T ULTRASON FERR, pp. 957-962.

(2008) Bell AJ; Comyn TP; Khan MA; Stevenson T; Burnett T (2008) Structure-Property Relations in Multifunctional Bismuth Ferrite - Lead Titanate 2008 17TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, pp. 315-316.

(2007) Burnett TL; Comyn TP; Merson E; Bell AJ (2007) Electron-Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD) as a domain analysis tectnique in BiFeO3-PbTiO3 2007 SIXTEENTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, VOLS 1 AND 2, pp. 395-397.

(2007) Khan MA; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2007) Large remanent polarization in ferroelectric BiFeO3-PbTiO3 thin films on Pt/Si substrates. APPL PHYS LETT, 91 (3), 032901.

(2007) Khan MA; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2007) Preparation and properties of tetragonal bismuth ferrite lead titanate thin films using pulsed laser deposition 2007 SIXTEENTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, VOLS 1 AND 2, pp. 370-371.

(2007) Stevenson T; Comyn TP; Bell AJ; Cywinski R (2007) Multiferroic (ferroelectro-magnetic) properties of bismuth ferrite lead titanate (x)(BiFeO3)-(1-x)(PbTiO3) 16th IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics, pp. 421-423.

(2007) Khan MA; Cornyn TP; Bell AJ (2007) Preparation and properties of tetragonal bismuth ferrite lead titanate thin films using pulsed laser deposition 2007 SIXTEENTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, VOLS 1 AND 2, pp. 370-371.

(2007) Comyn TP; Bell AJ; Lyons M (2007) Development of New High Temperature Piezoelectric Materials 2006 15TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, pp. 235-238.

(2007) Burnett TL; Comyn TP; Merson E; Bell AJ (2007) Electron-Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD) as a domain analysis tectnique in BiFeO3-PbTiO3 2007 SIXTEENTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, VOLS 1 AND 2, pp. 395-397.

(2001) Tavernor A; Comyn T; Bell A (2001) Run-of-the-mill processing for better ceramics. MATER WORLD, 9 (4), pp. 20-21.

(1997) Dube DC; Zurmuhlen R; Bell A; Setter N; Wersing W (1997) Dielectric measurements on high-Q

(2014) Esat F; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2014) Microstructure development of BiFeO3-PbTiO3 films deposited by pulsed laser deposition on platinum substrates. ACTA MATERIALIA, 66 , pp. 44-53.

(2013) Bennett J; Bell AJ; Stevenson TJ; Smith RI; Sterianou I; Reaney IM; Comyn TP (2013) Multiferroic properties of BiFeO3-(K0.5Bi0.5)TiO3 ceramics. MATERIALS LETTERS, 94 , pp. 172-175.

(2013) Comyn TP; Stevenson T; Al-Jawad M; Marshall WG; Smith RI; Herrero-Albillos J; Cywinski R; Bell AJ (2013) Pressure induced para-antiferromagnetic switching in BiFeO3-PbTiO3as determined using in-situ neutron diffraction. Journal of Applied Physics, 113 (18).

(2012) Cambridge CG; Comyn TP; Stevenson T; Bell AJ (2012) Growth and Characterization of High Quality BiFeO3-PbTiO3 Single Crystals. INTEGRATED FERROELECTRICS, 132 , pp. 1-8.

(2012) Bennett J; Bell AJ; Stevenson TJ; Comyn TP (2012) Exceptionally large piezoelectric strains in BiFeO-(KBi)TiO-PbTiO ceramics. Scripta Materialia, .

(2011) Bygrave F; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2011) Interdiffusion at the sub strate-film interface of BiFeO3-PbTiO3 thin films on Pt/Si substrates 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF/PFM) AND 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PIEZORESPONSE FORCE MICROSCOPY AND NANOSCALE PHENOMENA IN POLAR MATERIALS.

(2011) Palizdar M; Comyn TP; Ward MB; Brown AP; Harington J; Kulkarni S; Keeney L; Roy S; Pemble M; Whatmore R (2011) CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC AND MAGNETIC IDENTIFICATION OF SECONDARY PHASE IN ORIENTATED Bi5Fe0.5Co0.5Ti3O15 CERAMICS 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF/PFM) AND 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PIEZORESPONSE FORCE MICROSCOPY AND NANOSCALE PHENOMENA IN POLAR MATERIALS.

(2011) Palizdar M; Comyn TP; Kleppe AP; Jephcoat AJ; Bell AJ (2011) REACTIVE TEMPLATE GRAIN GROWTH OF BiFeO3-PbTiO3 BY USING Bi4Ti3O12, PbBi4Ti4O15 AND SrTiO3 AS TEMPLATES 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF/PFM) AND 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PIEZORESPONSE FORCE MICROSCOPY AND NANOSCALE PHENOMENA IN POLAR MATERIALS.

(2010) Stevenson T; Comyn TP; Daoud-Aladine A; Bell AJ (2010) Change in periodicity of the incommensurate magnetic order towards commensurate order in bismuth ferrite lead titanate. J MAGN MAGN MATER, 322 (22), pp. L64-L67.

(2010) Harun AM; Vaughn GM; Brown AP; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2010) LiNbO3 Polymer Composite Thin Film: Towards it's Preparation 2010 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF).

(2010) Cambridge CG; Comyn TP; Palizdar M; Bell AJ (2010) Flux Growth and Characterisation of Rhombohedral BiFeO3-PbTiO3 Single Crystals 2010 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF).

(2009) Sterianou I; Sinclair DC; Reaney IM; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2009) Investigation of high Curie temperature (1-x)BiSc1-yFeyO3-xPbTiO3 piezoelectric ceramics. J APPL PHYS, 106 (8), 084107.

(2008) Khan MA; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2008) Growth and characterization of tetragonal bismuth ferrite-lead titanate thin films. ACTA MATER, 56 (9), pp. 2110-2118.

(2008) Bell AJ; Comyn TP; Khan MA; Stevenson T; Burnett T (2008) Structure-Property Relations in Multifunctional Bismuth Ferrite - Lead Titanate 2008 17TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, pp. 315-316.

(2008) Burnett TL; Comyn TP; Merson E; Bell AJ; Mingard K; Hegarty T; Cain M (2008) Electron backscatter diffraction as a domain analysis technique in BiFeO3-PbTiO3 single crystals IEEE T ULTRASON FERR, pp. 957-962.

(2007) Stevenson T; Comyn TP; Bell AJ; Cywinski R (2007) Multiferroic (ferroelectro-magnetic) properties of bismuth ferrite lead titanate (x)(BiFeO3)-(1-x)(PbTiO3) 16th IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics, pp. 421-423.

(2007) Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2007) Study of intrinsic/extrinsic piezoelectric contributions in Ladoped BiFeO3-PbTiO3 ceramics using the Rayleigh method 2007 SIXTEENTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, VOLS 1 AND 2, pp. 402-403.

(2007) Turner SL; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2007) Comparison of Surface and Bulk Crystal Structure in the xBiFeO(3)-(1-x)PbTiO3 Solid Solution System 2006 15TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, pp. 138-141.

(2007) He JY; Comyn TP; Skidmore T; Milne SJ; Bell AJ (2007) Molten-Salt Synthesis of Bismuth Titanate and Fabrication of PbTiO3-based Textured Ceramics 2006 15TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, pp. 50-53.

(2007) Khan MA; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2007) Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Pulsed Laser Deposited BiFeO3-PbTiO3 Thin Films 2006 15TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, pp. 134-137.

(2007) Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2007) Study of intrinsic/extrinsic piezoelectric contributions in Ladoped BiFeO3-PbTiO3 ceramics using the Rayleigh method 2007 SIXTEENTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, VOLS 1 AND 2, pp. 402-403.

(2004) Comyn TP; Stevenson T; Bell AJ (2004) Piezoelectric properties of BiFeO3-PbTiO3 ceramics 14th IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF-04), pp. 122-125.

(2004) Comyn TP; McBride SP; Bell AJ (2004) Processing and electrical properties of BiFeO3-PbTiO3 ceramics. MATER LETT, 58 (30), pp. 3844-3846.

(2013) Palizdar M; Comyn TP; Stevenson TJ; Walshaw R; Poterala SF; Messing GL; Suvaci E; Kleppe AP; Jehcoat AJ; Bell AJ (2013) Electric-field-induced phase switching in textured Ba-doped bismuth ferrite lead titanate Applications of Ferroelectric and Workshop on the Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (ISAF/PFM), pp. 138-140.

(2012) Dolgos MR; Adem U; Manjon-Sanz A; Wan X; Comyn TP; Stevenson T; Bennett J; Bell AJ; Tran TT; Halasyamani PS (2012) Perovskite B-site compositional control of [110]p polar displacement coupling in an ambient-pressure-stable bismuth-based ferroelectric. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 51 (43), pp. 10770-10775.

(2012) Palizdar M; Comyn TP; Poterala SF; Messing GL; Suvaci E; Kleppe AP; Jephcoat AJ; Bell AJ (2012) Synchrotron texture analysis of thick BiFeO 3-PbTiO 3 layers synthesised by tape casting using Aurivillius and non-Aurivillius templates. Proceedings of 2012 21st IEEE Int. Symp. on Applications of Ferroelectrics held jointly with 11th IEEE European Conference on the Applications of Polar Dielectrics and IEEE PFM, ISAF/ECAPD/PFM 2012, .

(2011) Zhu F; Ward MB; Comyn TP; Bell AJ; Milne SJ (2011) Dielectric and piezoelectric properties in the lead-free system Na0.5K0.5NbO3-BiScO3-LiTaO3. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control, 58 (9), pp. 1811-1818.

(2011) Skidmore TA; Comyn TP; Bell AJ; Zhu F; Milne SJ (2011) Phase diagram and structure-property relationships in the lead-free piezoelectric system: Na0.5K0.5NbO3-LiTaO3. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control, 58 (9), pp. 1819-1825.

(2011) Bygrave F; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2011) Interdiffusion at the sub strate-film interface of BiFeO3-PbTiO3 thin films on Pt/Si substrates 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF/PFM) AND 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PIEZORESPONSE FORCE MICROSCOPY AND NANOSCALE PHENOMENA IN POLAR MATERIALS.

(2011) Palizdar M; Comyn TP; Kulkarni S; Roy S; Bell AJ (2011) SYNTHESIS OF ORIENTED BiFeO3-PbTiO3 BY MOLTEN SALT METHOD 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF/PFM) AND 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PIEZORESPONSE FORCE MICROSCOPY AND NANOSCALE PHENOMENA IN POLAR MATERIALS.

(2010) Palizdar M; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2010) Effect of different templates on reactive templated grain growth of BiFeO3-PbTiO3 2010 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF).

(2010) Cambridge CG; Comyn TP; Palizdar M; Bell AJ (2010) Flux Growth and Characterisation of Rhombohedral BiFeO3-PbTiO3 Single Crystals 2010 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF).

(2010) Zhu FY; Milne SJ; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2010) Dielectric and Piezoelectric Properties in the Lead-free System Na0.5K0.5NbO3-LiTaO3-BiScO3 2010 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF).

(2009) Ellwood S; Freear S; Bell AJ; Comyn TP (2009) Lowering the Centre Frequency of Thick Film PZT Devices Using Acoustically Matched Backing Layers IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium.

(2008) Khan MA; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2008) Deposition of PbTiO3 tilms on Pt/Si substrates using pulsed laser deposition. J EUR CERAM SOC, 28 (3), pp. 591-597.

(2008) Khan MA; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2008) Leakage mechanisms in bismuth ferrite-lead titanate thin films on Pt/Si substrates. APPL PHYS LETT, 92 (7), 072908.

(2007) Khan MA; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2007) Ferroelectric BiFeO3-PbTiO3 thin films on Pt/Si substrates IEEE T ULTRASON FERR, pp. 2583-2586.

(2007) Bell AJ; Schlegel T; Alduraibi M; Khan MA; Comyn TP; Rodel J (2007) Impedance Spectroscopy of Mn-Doped BiFeO3-PbTiO3 Ceramics 2006 15TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, pp. 130-133.

(2007) Khan MA; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2007) Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Pulsed Laser Deposited BiFeO3-PbTiO3 Thin Films 2006 15TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, pp. 134-137.

(2007) Comyn TP; Bell AJ; Lyons M (2007) Development of New High Temperature Piezoelectric Materials 2006 15TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, pp. 235-238.

(2007) Turner SL; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2007) Comparison of Surface and Bulk Crystal Structure in the xBiFeO(3)-(1-x)PbTiO3 Solid Solution System 2006 15TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, pp. 138-141.

(2007) Bell AJ; Schlegel T; Alduraibi M; Khan MA; Comyn TP; Rodel J (2007) Impedance Spectroscopy of Mn-Doped BiFeO3-PbTiO3 Ceramics 2006 15TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, pp. 130-133.

(2006) Kounga Njiwa AB; Aulbach E; Roedel J; Turner SL; Comyn T; Bell AJ (2006) Ferroelasticity and R-Curve Behavior in BiFeO3-PbTiO3. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 89 (5), pp. 1761-1763.

(2006) Burnett TL; Comyn TP; Bell AJ; Condliffe E; Lloyd G (2006) Imaging of domains in single crystals of BiFeO3-PbTiO3 using various microscopy techniques EMAG-NANO 2005: Imaging, Analysis and Fabrication on the Nanoscale, pp. 239-242.

(2005) Burnett TL; Comyn T; Bell AJ (2005) Flux growth of BiFeO3-PbTiO3- single crystals. Journal of Crystal Growth, 285 (1-2), pp. 156-161.

(2005) Khan MA; Comyn T; Bell AJ (2005) Processing of nanoparticulate bismuth ferrite lead titanate (BFPT) through high-energy milling. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 88 (9), pp. 2608-2610.

(2004) Kurchania R; Bell AJ; Chakraborty T; Hunter IC (2004) An investigation of BST : MgTiO3 and X7R :

(2013) Bennett J; Bell AJ; Stevenson TJ; Comyn TP (2013) Tailoring the structure and piezoelectric properties of BiFeO3-(K0.5Bi0.5)TiO3-PbTiO3 ceramics for high temperature applications. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 103 (15), ARTN 152901.

(2012) Dolgos M; Adem U; Wan X; Xu Z; Bell AJ; Comyn TP; Stevenson T; Bennett J; Claridge JB; Rosseinsky MJ (2012) Chemical control of octahedral tilting and off-axis A cation displacement allows ferroelectric switching in a bismuth-based perovskite. Chemical Science, 3 (5), pp. 1426-1435.

(2012) Dolgos MR; Adem U; Manjon-Sanz A; Wan X; Comyn TP; Stevenson T; Bennett J; Bell AJ; Tran TT; Halasyamani PS (2012) Perovskite B-Site Compositional Control of [110]p Polar Displacement Coupling in an Ambient-Pressure-Stable Bismuth-based Ferroelectric. Angewandte Chemie, 124 (43), pp. 10928-10933.

(2011) Palizdar M; Comyn TP; Ward MB; Brown AP; Harington J; Kulkarni S; Keeney L; Roy S; Pemble M; Whatmore R (2011) CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC AND MAGNETIC IDENTIFICATION OF SECONDARY PHASE IN ORIENTATED Bi5Fe0.5Co0.5Ti3O15 CERAMICS 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF/PFM) AND 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PIEZORESPONSE FORCE MICROSCOPY AND NANOSCALE PHENOMENA IN POLAR MATERIALS.

(2011) Palizdar M; Comyn TP; Kulkarni S; Roy S; Bell AJ (2011) SYNTHESIS OF ORIENTED BiFeO3-PbTiO3 BY MOLTEN SALT METHOD 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF/PFM) AND 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PIEZORESPONSE FORCE MICROSCOPY AND NANOSCALE PHENOMENA IN POLAR MATERIALS.

(2011) Palizdar M; Comyn TP; Kleppe AP; Jephcoat AJ; Bell AJ (2011) REACTIVE TEMPLATE GRAIN GROWTH OF BiFeO3-PbTiO3 BY USING Bi4Ti3O12, PbBi4Ti4O15 AND SrTiO3 AS TEMPLATES 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF/PFM) AND 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PIEZORESPONSE FORCE MICROSCOPY AND NANOSCALE PHENOMENA IN POLAR MATERIALS.

(2010) Palizdar M; Palizdar Y; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2010) Electron Backscattered Diffraction of MonoCrystalline Bismuth Titanate. J AM CERAM SOC, 93 (11), pp. 3604-3606.

(2010) Bygrave F; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2010) Influence of the thickness on structural, magnetic and electrical properties of BiFeO3-PbTiO3 thin film prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition 2010 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF).

(2010) Palizdar M; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2010) Effect of different templates on reactive templated grain growth of BiFeO3-PbTiO3 2010 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF).

(2010) Bygrave F; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2010) Influence of the thickness on structural, magnetic and electrical properties of BiFeO3-PbTiO3 thin film prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition 2010 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS (ISAF).

(2009) Leist T; Jo W; Comyn T; Bell A; Rodel J (2009) Shift in Morphotropic Phase Boundary in La-Doped BiFeO3-PbTiO3 Piezoceramics. JPN J APPL PHYS, 48 (12), 120205.

(2008) Bell AJ; Comyn TP (2008) Novel multifunctional materials for sensors and actuators. A Global Road Map for Ceramic Materials and Technologies: Forecasting the Future of Ceramics, International Ceramic Federation - 2nd International Congress on Ceramics, ICC 2008, Final Programme, .

(2008) Farooq MU; Villaurrutia R; MacLaren I; Burnett TL; Comyn TP; Bell AJ; Kungl H; Hoffmann MJ (2008) Electron backscatter diffraction mapping of herringbone domain structures in tetragonal piezoelectrics. J APPL PHYS, 104 (2), 024111.

(2007) Khan MA; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2007) Ferroelectric BiFeO3-PbTiO3 thin films on Pt/Si substrates IEEE T ULTRASON FERR, pp. 2583-2586.

(2007) He JY; Comyn TP; Skidmore T; Milne SJ; Bell AJ (2007) Molten-Salt Synthesis of Bismuth Titanate and Fabrication of PbTiO3-based Textured Ceramics 2006 15TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRICS, pp. 50-53.

(2007) He JY; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2007) Molten-salt processing of BFPT 16th IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics, pp. 410-412.

(2007) Bell AJ; Levander AX; Turner SL; Comyn TP (2007) Internal stress and phase coexistence in bismuth ferrite-lead titanate ceramics 16th IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics, pp. 406-409.

(2007) He JY; Comyn TP; Bell AJ (2007) Molten-salt processing of BFPT 16th IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics, pp. 410-412.

(2006) Burnett TL; Comyn TP; Bell AJ; Condliffe E; Lloyd G (2006) Imaging of domains in single crystals of BiFeO3-PbTiO3 using various microscopy techniques EMAG-NANO 2005: Imaging, Analysis and Fabrication on the Nanoscale, pp. 239-242.

(2005) Comyn TP; Stevenson T; Bell AJ (2005) Piezoelectric properties of BiFeO3-PbTiO3 ceramics. JOURNAL DE PHYSIQUE IV, 128 , pp. 13-17.

(2005) Sterianou I; Reaney IM; Sinclair DC; Woodward DI; Hall DA; Bell AJ; Comyn T (2005) High-temperature (1-x)BiSc1/2Fe1/2O3-xPbTiO(3) piezoelectric ceramics. Applied Physics Letters, 87 (24), pp. pp.242901.

(2004) Comyn TP; Stevenson T; Bell AJ (2004) Piezoelectric properties of BiFeO3-PbTiO3 ceramics 14th IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF-04), pp. 122-125.

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