Properties of lead-free piezoceramics based on alkali niobates

Ferroelectrics

Volumn 319, Issue , 2005, Pages 97-107

  Ringgaard, Erling ^a   Wurlitzer, Thom ^a   Wolny, Wanda W ^a  

^a Ferroperm Piezoceramics A/S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Even harmonic modes; K0.5Na0.5NbO3; KNN; Lead free; LEAF

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; HEAVY METALS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ALKALI NIOBATES; EVEN HARMONIC MODES; K0.5NA0.5NBO3; LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE (PZT); LEAD-FREE; LEAD-FREE PIEZOCERAMICS;

PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 33751273965     PISSN: 00150193     EISSN: 15635112     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1080/00150190590965497     Document Type: Article

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