Audio-frequency characteristics of multilayer piezoelectric crystal actuator for use in hearing implant

Electronics Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 494-495

  Abel, E W ^a   Wang, Z G ^a   Mills, R P ^b   Liu, Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; BANDWIDTH; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); LEAD COMPOUNDS; MULTILAYERS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT;

HEARING IMPLANT; LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE; MULTILAYER PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTAL ACTUATOR;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0033889040     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20000426     Document Type: Article

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