Improved piezoelectrics for hydrophone applications based on calcium-modified lead titanate/poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 76-85

  Cui, Changxing ^a   Baughman, Ray H ^a   Iqbal, Zafar ^a   Kazmar, Ted R ^b   Dahlstrom, Dave K ^b  

^a HONEYWELL   (United States)

^b AlliedSignal Ocean Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrophones; Lead titanate; Piezoelectric composites; Poly(vinylidene fluoride)

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; HYDROPHONES; LEAD COMPOUNDS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITES; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0031999654     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(97)01646-4     Document Type: Article

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