Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol.103, No.11, 6586-6593, 2020
Highly dense 0.3CaCeNbWO(8)-0.7LaMnO(3)composite ceramics fabricated by cold sintering process
The cold sintering process (CSP) has been used for fabricating functional ceramics at a low sintering temperature. In this study, highly dense 0.3CaCeNbWO(8)-0.7LaMnO(3)composite ceramics have been successfully fabricated by CSP. The phase structure, microstructure, and electrical properties of composite ceramics have been investigated. The composite ceramic is mainly composed of a tetragonal CaCeNbWO(8)phase with scheelite structure and an orthorhombic LaMnO(3)phase with perovskite structure. The relative density of composite ceramic is 94.5%, and is higher than that of single phase ceramic. The resistivity of composite ceramic exhibits negative temperature coefficient characteristics, with an aging coefficient less than 2%. Such a sintering methodology is of great significance, since it provides a feasible idea for preparing composite ceramics.