Emeritus Professor Tim Button

School of Metallurgy and Materials
Professor of Functional Materials and Devices

Contact details

Telephone
(+44) (0) 121 414 5237
Fax
(+44) (0) 121 414 7468
Email
t.w.button@bham.ac.uk
Address
School of Metallurgy and Materials
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Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Qualifications

PhD in Materials Science & Technology, Bradford, 1983
BTech in Materials Science & Technology, Bradford, 1978

Research

Research Interests Include:

  • Microstructural and property development in functional ceramics
  • Fabrication and processing techniques for ceramic materials
  • Influence of processing on the properties and performance of functional materials
  • Application of high temperature superconductor materials
  • Fabrication of ceramic components to "net shape"
  • Novel piezoelectric sensor and actuator devices
  • High Frequency ultrasonic transducers
  • Co-processing of multi-phase ceramic systems and components

Current Sponsored Research Projects:

  • Ultrasonic arrays for ultrahigh resolution real time biomedical imaging (EPSRC)
  • Novel Dielectric Resonator Structures and Metamaterials (EPSRC)
  • Smart X-ray Optics (EPSRC Basic Technologies, www.SmartXrayOptics.org )
  • Preparation and characterization of sodium transition metal oxides as thermoelectric materials (University)
  • Colloidal Processing of net shape ceramics and intermetallics (Portuguese Government)
  • Synthesis and Fabrication of Nanostructured Ceramics for Device Applications (ORS)
  • Oxide thin films for tuneable microwave devices (Royal Society)
  • Multilayer Coated Conductors (EPSRC/Coated Conductor Consultancy).
  • Fabrication Routes for Fine-Scale Piezoelectric Devices. (EPSRC)
  • Passive materials for use in high frequency ultrasonic transducers. (EPSRC)

Other activities

Managing Director of Applied Functional Materials Ltd (), University spin-out company.

Publications

Selected Publications:

2018

  • Shu, C., Reed, D. & Button, T. (2018), A phase diagram of Ba1-xCaxTiO3 (x = 0-0.30) piezoceramics by Raman spectroscopy,  Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 5 p.

2016

  • Button, T., Jiang, Y., Meggs, C., Rodriguez Sanmartin, D., Zhang, Y., Qiu, Z., Mcphillips, R., Mahboob, S. O., Wang, H., Duncan, R., Schiavone, G., Eisma, R., Desmulliez, M., Eljamel, S., Cochran, S. & Demore, C. (2016), , IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control.

2015

  • Liu, G., Attallah, M. M., Loretto, M., Herny, E., Jiang, Y. & Button, T. (2015), , Ceramics International. 41, 9, p. 11534-11538 5 p.
  • Bai, Y., Matousek, A., Tofel, P., Bijalwan, V., Nan, B., Hughes, H. & Button, T. (2015), , Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 35, 13, p. 3445-3456.

2014

  • Bai, Y., Meggs, C. & Button, T. (2014), Investigation of Using Free-Standing Thick-Film Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters to Develop Wideband Devices, International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics. 14, 08, 12 p., 1440016.
  • Liu, G., Attallah, M. M., Jiang, Y. & Button, T. (2014), , Ceramics International. 40, 9 PART A, p. 14405-144128 p.
  • Zeb, A., Bai, Y., Button, T. & Milne, S. J. (2014), Temperature-Stable Relative Permittivity from −70°C to 500°C in (Ba0.8 Ca0.2)TiO3 - Bi(Mg0.5Ti0.5)O3 -NaNbO3 Ceramics, Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 97, 8, p. 2479-2483 5 p.

2012

  • García-gancedo, L., Olhero, S. M., Alves, F. J., Ferreira, J. M. F., Demoré, C. E. M., Cochran, S. & Button, T. W. (2012), Application of gel-casting to the fabrication of 1–3 piezoelectric ceramic–polymer composites for high-frequency ultrasound devices, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 22, 12, p. 125001.
  • Olhero, S. M., Garcia-Gancedo, L., Button, T., Alves, F. J. & Ferreira, J. M. F. (2012), Innovative fabrication of PZT pillar arrays by a colloidal approach, Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 32, 5, p. 1067-1075 9 p.

2011

  • Zhang, D., Rodriguez Sanmartin, D., Button, T., Atkins, C., Brooks, D., Doel, P., Dunare, C., Feldman, C., James, A., Michette, A., Parkes, W., Pfauntsch, S., Sahraei, S., Stevenson, T., Wang, H. & Willingale, R. (2011), Development of piezoelectric actuators for active X-ray optics, Journal of Electroceramics. 27, 1, p. 1-6 6 p.
  • Zhou, K., Zhang, Y., Zhang, D., Zhang, X., Li, Z., Liu, G. & Button, T. (2011), Porous hydroxyapatite ceramics fabricated by an ice-templating method, Scripta Materialia. 64, 5, p. 426-429 4 p.
  • Liu, G., Jiang, Y. & Button, T. (2011), Low Temperature Sintering and Dielectric Properties of BaTiO3 Ceramics Incorporating Nano-Sized Powders , Ferroelectrics. 421, p. 72-81 10 p.

2010

  • Clipsham, T. J. & Button, T. (2010), 1-3 Piezocomposites realised from small feature size, high aspect ratio, hot embossed moulds. Part I. Mould development, Microsystem Technologies. 16, 11, p. 1975-1981 7 p.
  • Clipsham, T. J. & Button, T. (2010), 1-3 Piezocomposites realised from small feature size, high aspect ratio, hot embossed moulds. Part II: piezocomposite fabrication, Microsystem Technologies. 16, 11, p. 1983-1988 6 p.
  • Al Khatiab, S., Button, T. & Abell, J. (2010), Spray pyrolysis of MgO templates on Hastelloy C276 and 310-austenitic stainless steel substrates for YBa2Cu3O7 (YBCO) deposition by pulsed laser deposition, Superconductor Science & Technology. 23, 9, p. 095001 1 p.
  • Benmerah, S., Yang, C. P., Smith, P. & Button, T. (2010), Dielectric spiral resonators, Electronics Letters. 46, 9, p. 608-U21.
  • Liu, G., Zhang, D., Meggs, C. & Button, T. (2010), Porous Al2O3-ZrO2 composites fabricated by an ice template method, Scripta Materialia. 62, 7, p. 466-468 3 p.
  • Sanmartin, D. R., Zhang, D., Button, T., Meggs, C., Atkins, C., Doel, P., Brooks, D., Feldman, C., Willingale, R., James, A., Willis, G. & Smith, A. (2010), Development of net-shape piezoelectric actuators for large X-ray optics, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 7803, 78030M.
  • Sanmartin, D. R., Zhang, D., Button, T., Meggs, C., Atkins, C., Doel, P., Brooks, D., Feldman, C., Willingale, R., Michette, A., Pfauntsch, S., Sahraei, S., Shand, M., James, A., Willis, G., Dunare, C., Stevenson, T., Parkes, W. & Smith, A. (2010), Development of spider micro-structured optical arrays for X-ray optics, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 7803, 780306.
  • Zhang, D., Button, T., Sherman, V. O., Tagantsev, A. K., Price, T. & Iddles, D. (2010), Effects of glass additions on the microstructure and dielectric properties of barium strontium titanate (BST) ceramics, Journal of the European Ceramic Society. p. 407-412 6 p.
  • Liu, G., Zhang, D. & Button, T. (2010), Preparation of concentrated barium titanate suspensions incorporating nano-sized powders, Journal of the European Ceramic Society. p. 171-176 6 p.
  • Zhou, T., Zhang, D., Button, T., Berry, F. & Greaves, C. (2010), Substitution effects on the structural and magnetic behaviour of Na0.63CoO2, Dalton Transactions. 39, 4, p. 1089-1094 6 p.