1-3 Connectivity piezoelectric ceramic-polymer composite transducers made with viscous polymer processing for high frequency ultrasound

Ultrasonics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-9, 2004, Pages 479-484

  Abrar, A ^b   Zhang, D ^a   Su, B ^a   Button, T W ^a   Kirk, K J ^b   Cochran, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High frequency ultrasound; Piezoelectric composites; Viscous polymer processing

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; LASER APPLICATIONS; POLYMERS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; ULTRASONICS;

PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITES; VISCOUS POLYMER PROCESSING (VPP);

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 1642585956     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2004.02.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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