25 MHz ultrasonic transducers with lead- free piezoceramic, 1-3 PZT fiber-epoxy composite, and PVDF polymer active elements

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 368-378

  Jadidian, Bahram ^a   Hagh, Nader ^b   Winder, Alan ^a   Safari, Ahmad ^b  

^a JandW Medical LLC   (United States)

^b Piscataway   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1-3 COMPOSITES; ACOUSTIC CHARACTERIZATIONS; ACTIVE ELEMENTS; CENTER FREQUENCIES; COUPLING COEFFICIENTS; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCES; HIGH FREQUENCIES; LEAD-FREE; LEAD-FREE PIEZOELECTRIC; LOW INSERTION LOSS; OXYGEN FLOW RATES; PIEZOCERAMIC; PIEZOELECTRIC CHARGE COEFFICIENTS; PVDF FILMS; PZT FIBERS; SINGLE-ELEMENT TRANSDUCERS; SUSPENSION SPINNINGS; WIDE BANDS;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; EPOXY RESINS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; INSERTION LOSSES; OXYGEN; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SINTERING; SPINNING (FIBERS); ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC WAVES; ULTRASONICS;

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

LEAD; LEAD TITANATE ZIRCONATE; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ACOUSTICS; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECHOGRAPHY; IMPEDANCE; INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; TRANSDUCER;

ACOUSTICS; ALGORITHMS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; LEAD; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; POLYVINYLS; TITANIUM; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 62349113102     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2009.1046     Document Type: Article

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