Piezoelectric Ceramics By: Christopher Rust
Introduction Piezoelectric History Manufacturing Piezoelectric Ceramics Soft Ceramics Hard Ceramics Commonly Used Piezoelectric Ceramics Barium Titanate Lead Zirconate-Titanate (PZT) Lead Titanate Sodium-Potassium Niobate 1880--Jacques and Marie Curie discovered an unusual characteristic of certain crystalline minerals Manufacturing processes—Powder milling(Ball, Jet, Attritor)
Properties Tension and Compression Inverse Piezoelectric Effect
Applications Generators Sensors Actuators Transducers
Limitations Stability Mechanical Electrical Thermal Aging Price of New Technology
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