{"title":"Hallmarks of BCZT-based piezoceramics: From chemical fundamental to processing route and biomedical applications","authors":"Marzia Mureddu , Armando Reyes-Montero , Sonia Lopez-Esteban , Jose F. Bartolome , Stefano Enzo , Lorena Pardo , Sebastiano Garroni","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.01.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.01.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Environmentally friendly (Ba,Ca)(Zr,Ti)O<sub>3</sub> ceramics (BCZT) are being investigated as a viable alternative to the leading commercially used lead titanate–zirconate ceramics. These ferro-piezoelectric ceramics exhibit fascinating properties for a range of applications, dependent on several multiscale characteristics, including composition, crystal structure, domain structure, ceramic microstructure and bulk issues. To provide reproducible quality, a thorough grasp of processing control is essential. This review begins with a historical overview of BCZT ceramic development, followed by a phase diagram examination. The morphotropic phase boundary is explored, detailing the intrinsic and extrinsic contributions to the system's piezoelectricity, as well as the critical aspects to consider while processing. The factors to contemplate for an industrially scalable solid state processing pathway are reviewed, with a focus on mechanical activation. Additionally, the milling processes utilized for BCZT synthesis and sintering, as well as water-based sustainable processing, are analysed. The assessment concludes with the promise of emerging uses in biotechnology for medical purposes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":"64 3","pages":"Article 100434"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144322661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrocerámica XVII, Functional Ceramics for Electronics and Energy","authors":"Amador C. Caballero","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.100453","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.100453","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":"64 3","pages":"Article 100453"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144322099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introducing article numbering to Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.100449","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.100449","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":"64 3","pages":"Article 100449"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144322664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A review of the properties of hybrid ceramic nanocomposites","authors":"Nouari Saheb , Umer Hayat , Hassan Syed Fida","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although monolithic ceramics have many desirable properties, such as high-temperature resistance, excellent hardness, and chemical inertness, they also have limitations that can restrict their use in various applications. The limitations include, but are not limited to, low fracture toughness, low ductility, high electrical resistance, and low thermal conductivity. Researchers have been able to address some of these limitations by developing ceramic composites, nanocomposites, and hybrid nanocomposites. The later are ceramic matrices that incorporate two or more reinforcements. They represent an advanced class of materials that combine the excellent characteristics of monolithic ceramics and the outstanding properties of the reinforcements, offering exceptional mechanical, thermal, and functional properties for advanced applications. There are many comprehensive review papers on ceramic composites and nanocomposites, however, only one review paper on hybrid ceramic nanocomposites has been published, and it was dedicated solely to alumina-based nanocomposites prepared by spark plasma sintering. The aim of this work is to review the properties of hybrid ceramic nanocomposites, highlight their potential applications in various industries, and formulate directions for future research endeavors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":"64 3","pages":"Article 100438"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144322662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Hidalgo, R. Giménez, A. García-Juarez, C. Berges, G. Herranz
{"title":"Ceramic injection moulding adequacy in the fabrication of graphene reinforced cordierite–mullite for high-temperature applications","authors":"J. Hidalgo, R. Giménez, A. García-Juarez, C. Berges, G. Herranz","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.01.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.01.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cordierites have exceptional thermal stability and resistance to thermal shock, rendering them particularly attractive for various industrial applications. Nonetheless, their mechanical properties are relatively modest when compared to other technical ceramics. Besides, their applicability is limited due to the simplicity of shapes achievable through current processing techniques. Reinforcing cordierite with graphene together with advanced manufacturing holds the promise of substantially enhancing their properties, thereby expanding their utility. This study establishes the groundwork for employing ceramic injection moulding (CIM) in the production of complex shape parts made of cordierite reinforced with reduced graphene oxide (rGO). The adequacy of direct rGO addition to the binder components for obtaining homogeneous rGO/powder dispersions and feedstock with good rheology is assessed. The debinding and sintering conditions are adjusted to maintain the graphemic species avoiding their degradation. The prevalence of graphene is tracked and demonstrated in all CIM steps by X-ray analysis and Raman spectroscopy. Sintered parts with properties exceeding that of base cordierite are accomplished, paving the way for innovative applications of cordierite–rGO composites in diverse industrial contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":"64 2","pages":"Pages 122-137"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143859603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cambio en la publicación del Boletín","authors":"Amador C. Caballero","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.04.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.04.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":"64 2","pages":"Page 69"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143859494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Caterina Chirico , Ana Ferrández-Montero , Álvaro Eguiluz , Pablo Ortega-Columbrans , Antonio Javier Sanchez-Herencia , Begoña Ferrari
{"title":"Colloidal approach to fabricate high-loaded feedstocks for material extrusion of dense sintered Al2O3 structures for biomedical applications","authors":"Caterina Chirico , Ana Ferrández-Montero , Álvaro Eguiluz , Pablo Ortega-Columbrans , Antonio Javier Sanchez-Herencia , Begoña Ferrari","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.01.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.01.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is one of the most competitive additive manufacturing technologies which allow easy component customization for several sectors. Its application to the ceramic field is rapidly growing addressed by formulating high-loading composites in several binder systems which after the printing process, they are removed by a two-step debinding process. In this work, new granules and filaments of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> have been produced using a two-component binder system, consisting of polylactic acid (PLA) and polycaprolactone (PCL). Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> feedstock is printed by FFF obtaining complex 3D structures and after a thermal one-step debinding and sintering cycle 100% Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> components is obtained with a relative density of 96%.</div><div>The mixing process is based on a colloidal route where the ceramic particle surface modification improves its interaction with the binder. This improvement brings the possibility to increase the ceramic load in the composite up to 48<!--> <!-->vol.%. Oscillatory melting rheology was measured to simulate the printing process. The incorporation of 25<!--> <!-->vol.% PCL in binder is enough to modify the flow of the melt composite, enlarging the plastic solid-like flow where the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> composites are suitable to flow through the nozzle, and build adequate 3D structures using high-loaded feedstocks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":"64 2","pages":"Pages 102-121"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143859499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis and catalytic activity of TiN particles by surfactant-modified urea-glass process","authors":"Yohei Saika , Sho Ishiyama , Nataly Carolina Rosero-Navarro , Akira Miura , Kiyoharu Tadanaga","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.11.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.11.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Transition metal nitrides have gained attraction as electrocatalysts of diverse reactions under acid or basic conditions because of their high electric conductivity and excellent chemical stability. The design and control of porous structures are of great interest to enhance their catalytic ability. Herein, the role of a surfactant (triblock copolymer, Pluronic® F127) on the synthesis of titanium nitride by the urea-glass process is investigated. The effect of the surfactant on the catalytic activity is also elucidated. The addition of the surfactant is found to produce a mesostructured TiN with smaller pore diameters and larger pore volume than those without the use of the surfactant. Moreover, the use of the surfactant in the TiN synthesis leads to an improvement of the catalytic activity. Particularly, a four-electron oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is observed for the TiN prepared by the surfactant-modified urea-glass process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":"64 2","pages":"Pages 96-101"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143859498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Miguel Ángel Morales-Zapata, Ángel Larrea, Miguel Ángel Laguna-Bercero
{"title":"Praseodymium and gadolinium doped ceria as oxygen electrode for solid oxide cell applications","authors":"Miguel Ángel Morales-Zapata, Ángel Larrea, Miguel Ángel Laguna-Bercero","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.03.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study analyzes the structural and electrochemical properties of praseodymium- and gadolinium-doped ceria (CPGO) samples formed by the sintering reaction of Pr<sub>2</sub>NiO<sub>4+<em>δ</em></sub> (PNO) and Ce<sub>0.9</sub>Gd<sub>0.1</sub>O<sub>2−<em>δ</em></sub> (GDC). X-ray powder diffraction analysis confirmed a single-phase cubic CPGO structure as a primary phase. The cationic compositions were determined using energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) in a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM), while core-loss electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) was used to determine the valence of Ce and Pr. The compatibility between thermal expansion coefficients validated their integration with electrolytes at the typical Solid Oxide Cell (SOC) operation temperatures. Oxygen chemical diffusion and surface exchange coefficients were investigated using the electrical conductivity relaxation (ECR) method at intervals of partial oxygen pressures between 0.10 and 0.21<!--> <!-->atm and 600<!--> <!-->°C and 800<!--> <!-->°C. Finally, the samples were tested in symmetrical cells by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) between 700<!--> <!-->°C and 850<!--> <!-->°C. A polarization resistance of 0.17<!--> <!-->Ω<!--> <!-->cm<sup>2</sup> at 850<!--> <!-->°C was obtained for CPGO air electrodes formed by sintering a mixture of 80% by weight of GDC and 20% by weight of PNO. These findings confirm that PNO–GDC mixtures forming CPGO oxides are excellent candidates for SOC applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":"64 2","pages":"Pages 138-149"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143859493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julio Cesar Leal-Zayas , Ramón Álvaro Vargas-Ortiz , Jorge Luis Almaral-Sánchez , Jose Miguel Mendivil-Escalante , Roberto Silva-González , Karla Mariela Moya-Canul , Jesús Iván Peña-Flores , José Martín Yáñez-Limón
{"title":"Study of the physical properties of BiFeO3 films obtained by RF sputtering using a homemade target","authors":"Julio Cesar Leal-Zayas , Ramón Álvaro Vargas-Ortiz , Jorge Luis Almaral-Sánchez , Jose Miguel Mendivil-Escalante , Roberto Silva-González , Karla Mariela Moya-Canul , Jesús Iván Peña-Flores , José Martín Yáñez-Limón","doi":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bsecv.2024.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ferroelectric materials have attracted significant attention in recent decades because they can be used in various electronic devices. BiFeO<sub>3</sub> (BFO) has a perovskite-type ABO<sub>3</sub> structure with antiferromagnetic and ferroelectric properties and a band gap within the visible light range, making it a promising candidate for use in sensors and solar cells. In this study, BiFeO<sub>3</sub> thin films were grown by radio frequency (RF) sputtering using a homemade target and sintered at different times to evaluate the influence of sintering time on their physical properties. Its physical properties were evaluated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Raman spectroscopy. These results revealed that all films maintained a perovskite-like structure with rhombohedral and bismuth-rich secondary phases (Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2.33</sub>). Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and piezoresponse force micrography (PFM) images depicted the impact of sintering time on surface roughness and ferroelectric domain reorientation. The optical properties, such as <em>n</em>, <em>k</em>, and the band gap of all samples, were obtained using reflection-transmission spectroscopy. The photoresponse under dark, visible and UV illumination were evaluated on BFO films grown over glass-FTO substrate.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56330,"journal":{"name":"Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio","volume":"64 2","pages":"Pages 86-95"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143859497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}