A high sensitivity hydrostatic piezoelectric transducer based on transverse piezoelectric mode honeycomb ceramic composites

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 36-43

  Zhang, Q M ^a   Wang, H ^a   Zhao, J ^a   Fielding Jr , Joseph T ^a   Newnham, Robert E ^a   Eric Cross, L ^a  

^a PERM STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; EPOXY RESINS; GEOMETRY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HIGH SENSITIVITY HYDROSTATIC PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER; SOFT POLYMER MATRIX; TRANSVERSE PIEZOELECTRIC MODE HONEYCOMB CERAMIC COMPOSITES;

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0029734580     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.484461     Document Type: Article

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