Single crystal PMN-PT/epoxy 1-3 composite for energy-harversting application

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 631-637

  Ren, Kailiang ^a,b,d   Liu, Yiming ^a,b,d   Geng, Xuecang ^a,c   Hofmann, Heath F ^a,b,d   Zhang, Qiming M ^a,b,e  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c Blatek Inc   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Penn State University ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMECHANICAL COUPLING FACTOR; ENERGY-HARVERSTING APPLICATION; MECHANICAL INTEGRITY; SOFT EPOXY MATRIX;

ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; ENERGY CONVERSION; EPOXY RESINS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33645688116     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2006.1610572     Document Type: Article

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