Single crystal PMN-0.33PT/epoxy 1-3 composites for ultrasonic transducer applications

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1177-1183

  Cheng, Kei C ^a   Chan, Helen L W ^a   Choy, Chung L ^a   Yin, Qingrui ^b   Luo, Hasuo ^b   Yin, Zhiwen ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; EPOXY RESINS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; INSERTION LOSSES; LEAD COMPOUNDS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; RESONANCE; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; VOLUME FRACTION;

ELECTROMECHANICAL PROPERTY; LEAD MAGNESIUM NIOBATE-LEAD TITANATE SINGLE CRYSTAL; RELAXOR FERROELECTRIC; RESONANCE TECHNIQUE;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 0141938525     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2003.1235328     Document Type: Article

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