Growth and characterization of potassium niobate fiber crystal from liquid with stoichiometric composition by μ-PD method

IEEJ Transactions on Electronics, Information and Systems

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1126-1130

  Komatsu, Ryuichi ^a   Okuma, Yohei ^a   Itoh, Hironori ^a   Akishige, Yukikuni ^b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dielectric Properties; Micro pulling down; Potassium niobate; Stoichiometric composition

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE DEVICES; ACOUSTIC WAVES; ACOUSTICS; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; PEROVSKITE; POTASSIUM;

BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE; CRYSTAL FIBER; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FIBER CRYSTALS; MICRO-PULLING DOWN; PD METHODS; PEROVSKITE STRUCTURES; POTASSIUM NIOBATE; STOICHIOMETRIC COMPOSITIONS; SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES;

FIBERS;

EID: 80052397314     PISSN: 03854221     EISSN: 13488155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1541/ieejeiss.131.1126     Document Type: Article

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