Characterization of PZT hollow-sphere transducers

Millimeter size, hollow spheres of lead zirconate titanate have been fabricated by blowing gas through a fine-grained slurry of PZT-5. Techniques were developed for the classification of defects in green and sintered spheres. The spheres were poled radially between inner and outer electrodes. The di...

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Main Authors: Fielding, J.T., Smith, D., Meyer, R., Trolier-McKinstry, S., Newnham, R.E.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical measurements
Biomedical transducers
Dielectric measurements
Electrodes
Performance evaluation
Piezoelectric transducers
Pulse measurements
Resonance
Slurries
Titanium compounds
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Summary:Millimeter size, hollow spheres of lead zirconate titanate have been fabricated by blowing gas through a fine-grained slurry of PZT-5. Techniques were developed for the classification of defects in green and sintered spheres. The spheres were poled radially between inner and outer electrodes. The dielectric and piezoelectric properties were characterized for poled spheres. The two principal resonances were a breathing mode near 700 KHz and a wall thickness mode near 10 MHz. Hydrostatic d/sub h/ coefficients /spl sim/1000 pC/N were measured. Pulse-echo measurements were also performed to characterize transducer performance. Potential applications for these miniature omnidirectional transducers include biomedical imaging, flow noise sensors and hydrophones.
DOI:10.1109/ISAF.1994.522338