Multifunctional ceramic layers with high electromagnetoelastic coupling in complex geometries

Project Information

MULTICERAL

Grant agreement ID: 32616

Start date 1 November 2006

End date 30 April 2010

Funded under

• Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 2 241 349,00

EU contribution € 1 550 000,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO (UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO)
Portugal

Objective

MULTICERALis a joint effort of eight European research institutions/universities from six countries (UK, Germany, France, Portugal, Slovenia, Lithuania) aimed at the development, detailed characterization, and evaluation of novel multifunctional thin-film materials based on ferroelectrics [Pb(Zr,Ti)O3, BaTiO3, SrBi2Ta2O9], magnetics and shape memory alloys (SMA) (Ni2MnGa, BiFeO3), and relaxors [PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3, Ba(Ti,Zr)O3] assembled in complex geometries. These include planar films and multi-layers, hybrid sol-gel composites, and vertically assembled tube and nanowire arrays. We expect that such geometries will greatly enhance the cross coupling between magnetic, electric, and elastic T-dependent properties and give rise to unrivaled multi-functionalities unavailable so far. For example, the microactuator based on ferromagnetic shape memory alloy/piezoelectric bilayer will respond to electric/magnetic/stress fields while exhibiting two-way shape memory effect. Another example is magnetically tuned capacitor wit h giant magneto-dielectric coupling based on magnetic/piezoelectric multi-layers. At least two prototype devices based on the high cross-coupling effects will be fabricated/tested in this project proving the proposed concepts.

The variety of the available de position techniques combined with using advanced characterization tools will ensure that the desired thin film geometries will be assembled with minimum cross-contamination, non-stoichiometry and defect formation. These efforts will be supported by the extensive modelling activities aimed at the elucidation of the nature of magneto-electroelastic coupling in thin films, calculation of the effect of curved geometries on cross-coupling effects, and influence of disorder and long-range interactions on the properties of multi-layers and magnetic/ferroelectric domain patterns. Finite element calculations will be performed once the physical mechanism of the relevant coupling effect is clarified.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › materials engineering › composites
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors
• natural sciences › mathematics › pure mathematics › geometry
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electrical engineering › piezoelectrics

Programme(s)

• FP6-NMP - Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• NMP-2004-3.4.2.2-3 - Multifunctional ceramic thin films with radically new properties

Call for proposal

FP6-2004-NMP-TI-4
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Funding Scheme

STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project

Coordinator

UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO (UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Campus de Santiago ; AVEIRO ; Portugal
• Total cost: No data

Participants (7)

CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: The Old Schools, Trinity Lane ; CAMBRIDGE
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN (J. STEFAN INSTITUTE)

Slovenia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Jamova 39 ; LJUBLJANA
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN (UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG-ESSEN)

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Forsthausweg 2 ; DUISBURG
• Total cost: No data

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue Michel-Ange 3 ; PARIS
• Total cost: No data

VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETAS (VILNIUS UNIVERSITY)

Lithuania

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Universiteto 3 ; VILNIUS
• Total cost: No data

OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES'

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 29 Avenue de la Division Leclerc ; CHATILLON
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE (UNIVERSITY OF PICARDIE JULES VERNE)

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Chemin de Thil ; AMIENS
• Total cost: No data