Colloidal processing using UV curable resin under high magnetic field for textured ceramics

A novel colloidal processing method using UV curable resin was examined in colloidal processing under a high magnetic field. This technique can help shorten the shaping time under the magnetic field as a result of fast UV curing. We prepared the dispersed (Sr,Ca)2NaNb5O15 (SCNN) slurry with a UV curable resin and fabricated c-axis-oriented SCNN ceramics within a short time under a rotating high magnetic field. The Lotgering factor was 0.81 for (00l) in the green compact and increased to 0.94 after sintering. The colloidal processing under the high magnetic field was thus effective not only in shortening the drying time under the magnetic field but also in obtaining highly particle-oriented structures.