High-frequency ultrasonic transducer fabricated with lead-free piezoelectric single crystal

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2601-2604

  Chen, Yan ^a   Jiang, Xiang Ping ^b   Luo, Hao Su ^c   Dai, Ji ^a   W Chan, Helen L W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b JINGDEZHEN CERAMIC INSTITUTE   (China)

^c SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE ELEMENTS; CENTER FREQUENCY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; ELECTROMECHANICAL COEFFICIENTS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; LEAD-FREE MATERIAL; LEAD-FREE PIEZOELECTRICS; TIO;

PIEZOELECTRICITY; SODIUM; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC WAVES; ULTRASONICS;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 78149274299     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2010.1727     Document Type: Article

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