Development and characterization of shape memory ceramics at micro/nanoscale

Pioneer work has found some signatures of shape memory effect in zirconia based ceramics a few decades ago. However, little work has been carried on since then due to the brittleness and microcracks in the ceramics. This makes it impossible to observe full cycle of shape change and recovery (i.e. sh...

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Main Author: Zeng, Xiaomei
Other Authors: Gan Chee Lip
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69895