Displacement amplification of electroactive materials using the cymbal flextensional transducer

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 157-162

  Meyer Jr , R J ^a   Dogan, A ^b   Yoon, C ^c   Pilgrim, S M ^c   Newnham, R E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; ANTIFERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTROSTRICTION; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

CYMBAL FLEXTENSIONAL TRANSDUCER; DISPLACEMENT AMPLIFICATION; ELECTROACTIVE MATERIALS; LEAD MAGNESIUM NIOBATE LEAD TITANATE CERAMIC; LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE PIEZOCERAMIC;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0035120853     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(00)00489-1     Document Type: Article

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