Piezoelectric single crystals for medical ultrasonic transducers

Handbook of Advanced Dielectric, Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 101-129

  Rhim, Sung Min ^a   Shin, Min Chul ^b   Lee, Sang Goo ^b  

^a Humanscan Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^b IBULE Photonics Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

PIEZOELECTRIC SINGLE CRYSTALS;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 84863182114     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845694005.1.101     Document Type: Chapter

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