PVDF transducers - A performance comparison of single-layer and multilayer structures

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1148-1156

  Zhang, Qian ^a   Lewin, Peter A ^a   Bloomfield, Philip E ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TESTING; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; MULTILAYERS; PERFORMANCE; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES;

BARKER CODED TRANSDUCER; PIEZOPOLYMER TRANSDUCER; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE TRANSDUCERS;

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0031237352     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.655640     Document Type: Article

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