Enhanced shape memory and superelasticity in small-volume ceramics: a perspective on the controlling factors

• Main Authors: Zeng, Xiaomei, Du, Zehui, Schuh, Christopher A., Gan, Chee Lip
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Superelasticity; Shape Memory
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88580; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44667
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Shape memory ceramics show potential for energy damping and actuation applications. In particular, small-scale structures of zirconia-based ceramics demonstrate significantly enhanced shape memory and superelastic properties compared with their bulk counterparts, mainly because an oligocrystalline o...