Nanocomposite matching layers for high frequency ultrasound transducers

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 2365-2368

  Zhou, Q F ^a   Cha, J H ^a   Huang, Y ^b   Zhang, R ^c   Cao, W ^c   Cannata, J M ^a   Shung, K K ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b Chemat Technology Inc   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA CONTENT; COATING LAYER; HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUNDS; MATCHING LAYER; NANOCOMPOSITE FILM; SPIN-COATING PROCESS; ULTRASOUND ENERGY; ULTRASOUND METHODS; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; COATINGS; COMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC PROPAGATION; ULTRASONIC SCATTERING; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE;

EID: 78649389346     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2006.597     Document Type: Conference Paper

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