Improving the thermal stability of 1-3 piezoelectric composite transducers

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 550-563

  Parr, Agnes C S ^a   O'Leary, Richard L ^a   Hayward, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; GLASS TRANSITION; LASER APPLICATIONS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

LASER VIBROMETRY; PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITE TRANSDUCERS; POLYMER SOFTENING; POLYMERIC FILLERS;

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 19344372261     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2005.1428036     Document Type: Article

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