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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher A. Schuh, Wayland, MA (US);
Alan Lai, Westborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/48 (2006.01); C04B 35/49 (2006.01); H02N 2/00 (2006.01); C04B 35/01 (2006.01); C04B 35/057 (2006.01); C04B 35/111 (2006.01); C04B 35/16 (2006.01); C04B 35/18 (2006.01); C04B 35/195 (2006.01); C04B 35/20 (2006.01); C04B 35/22 (2006.01); C04B 35/46 (2006.01); C04B 35/486 (2006.01); C04B 35/495 (2006.01); C04B 35/50 (2006.01); C04B 35/547 (2006.01); C04B 35/626 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/0005 (2013.01); C04B 35/01 (2013.01); C04B 35/057 (2013.01); C04B 35/111 (2013.01); C04B 35/16 (2013.01); C04B 35/18 (2013.01); C04B 35/195 (2013.01); C04B 35/20 (2013.01); C04B 35/22 (2013.01); C04B 35/46 (2013.01); C04B 35/486 (2013.01); C04B 35/495 (2013.01); C04B 35/50 (2013.01); C04B 35/547 (2013.01); C04B 35/6262 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3206 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3208 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3224 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3225 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3229 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3244 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3287 (2013.01); C04B 2235/76 (2013.01); C04B 2235/78 (2013.01); C04B 2235/785 (2013.01); C04B 2235/786 (2013.01); C04B 2235/788 (2013.01); C04B 2235/94 (2013.01); C04B 2235/96 (2013.01);
Abstract
Articles and methods in which an electric field is used to actuate a material are generally described. Provided in one embodiment is a method including applying an electric field to a ceramic material. Applying the electric field to the ceramic material can transform the ceramic material from a first solid phase to a second distinct solid phase. The applied electric field is less than a breakdown electric field of the ceramic material, according to certain embodiments.