Lead-free piezoelectric single crystal based 1-3 composites for ultrasonic transducer applications

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 182, Issue , 2012, Pages 95-100

  Zhou, Dan ^a   Lam, Kwok Ho ^a   Chen, Yan ^a   Zhang, Qinhui ^b   Chiu, Yat Ching ^a   Luo, Haosu ^b   Dai, Jiyan ^a   Chan, Helen Lai Wa ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

Author keywords

1 3 composite; Lead free; NBT BT single crystal; Ultrasonic transducer

Indexed keywords

1-3 COMPOSITES; BATIO; BROAD BANDWIDTHS; DICE-AND-FILL METHOD; ELECTROMECHANICAL COUPLING COEFFICIENTS; LEAD-FREE; LEAD-FREE PIEZOELECTRICS; LINEAR ARRAYS; TIO;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; BISMUTH; ELECTROMECHANICAL COUPLING; SODIUM; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 84863438715     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2012.05.030     Document Type: Article

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