Comparison between bimorphic and polymorphic bending devices

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 19, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 1153-1156

  Kouvatov, A ^a   Steinhausen, R ^a   Seifert, W ^a   Hauke, T ^a   Langhammer, H T ^a   Beige, H ^a   Abicht, H ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actuators.; BaTiO3 and titanates; Functionally gradient materials; Piezoelectric properties

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BARIUM TITANATE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PIEZOELECTRICITY; STRESSES; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

BIMORPHIC STRUCTURE; FUNCTIONALLY GRADIENT MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; POLYMORPHIC STRUCTURE; TITANATES;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0032668634     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-2219(98)00396-3     Document Type: Article

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