High-frequency ultrasonic transducer based on lead-free BSZT piezoceramics

Ultrasonics

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 811-814

  Lee, S T F ^a   Lam, K H ^a   Zhang, X M ^a   Chan, H L W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

High frequency transducer; Lead free

Indexed keywords

APERTURE SIZES; ELECTRO MECHANICAL COUPLING FACTORS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUNDS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-FREQUENCY TRANSDUCER; LEAD FREE PIEZOCERAMICS; LEAD-FREE; LEAD-FREE MATERIAL; PIEZO-CERAMICS; STRONTIUM ZIRCONATE;

BARIUM; BARIUM STRONTIUM TITANATE; BARIUM TITANATE; BARIUM ZIRCONATE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ELECTROMECHANICAL COUPLING; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; FABRICATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; STRONTIUM; STRONTIUM TITANATES; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS; ZIRCONIUM;

TRANSDUCERS;

BARIUM; STRONTIUM; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; TRANSDUCER;

BARIUM; CERAMICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; STRONTIUM; TITANIUM; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 79957984303     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. F.S. Foster, C.J. Pavlin, K.A. Harasiewicz, D.A. Christopher, and D.H. Turnbull Advances in ultrasound biomicroscopy Ultrasound Med. Biol. 26 2000 1 27 (Pubitemid 30045518)
2. F.S. Foster, C.J. Pavlin, G.R. Lockwwod, L.K. Ruyn, K.A. Harasiewicz, L. Berude, and A.M. Rauth Principles and applications of ultrasound backscatter microscopy IEEE Trans. Ultrasonic Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 40 1993 608 617
3. K.K. Shung, and M. Zipparo Ultrasonic transducers and arrays IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. 15 1996 20 30 (Pubitemid 26403811)
4. Q.Q. Zhang, F.T. Djuth, Q.F. Zhou, C.H. Hu, J.H. Cha, and K.K. Shung High frequency broadband PZT thick film ultrasonic transducers for medical imaging applications Ultrasonics 44 2006 e711 e715
5. Yasuyoshi Saito, Hisaaki Takao, Toshihiko Tani, Tatsuhiko Nonoyama, Kazumasa Takatori, Takahiko Homma, Toshiatsu Nagaya, and Masaya Nakamura Lead-free piezoceramics Nature 432 2004 84 87 (Pubitemid 39496798)
6. M.D. Maeder, D. Damjanovic, and N. Setter Lead free piezoelectric materials J. Electroceram. 13 2004 385
7. 3 ferroelectric ceramics Solid State Commun. 136 2 2005 89 93 (Pubitemid 41203524)
8. 3 ceramics, in: The 7th Asian Meeting on Ferroelectricity and the 7th Asian Meeting on Electroceramics, Abstract no. 1-a-P87 (2010).
9. W.C. Xu, K.H. Lam, S.H. Choy, and H.L.W. Chan A stepped horn transducer driven by lead-free piezoelectric ceramics Integr. Ferroelectr. 89 2007 87 93
10. ANSI/IEEE Standard on Piezoelectricity, Std. 176-1987, IEEE, New York, 1987.
11. Q.F. Zhou, X.C. Xu, E.J. Gottlieb, L. Sun, J.M. Cannata, H. Ameri, M.S. Humayun, P.D. Han, and K.K. Shung PMN-PT single crystal high-frequency ultrasonic needle transducers for pulsed-wave Doppler application IEEE Trans. Ultrasonic Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 54 2007 668 675
12. K.A. Snook, J.Z. Zhao, C.F. Alves, J.M. Cannata, W.H. Chen, R.J. Meyer, T.A. Ritter, and K.K. Shung Design, fabrication, and evaluation of high frequency, single element transducers incorporating different materials IEEE Trans. Ultrasonic Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 49 2002 169
13. 3-based lead-free ceramics Ferroelectrics 358 2007 161 168
14. 3 solid solution system IEEE Trans. Ultrasonic Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 55 2008 214 224 (Pubitemid 351688349)