Field-induced piezoelectric materials for 100 kHz-10 MHz transducer applications

Several electrostrictive materials were investigated as candidates for high frequency transducer applications. Families investigated included (1-x)Pb(Mg/sub 1/3/Nb/sub 2/3/)O/sub 3/-(x)PbTiO/sub 3/ and PLZT relaxors, and Srand Sn-substituted BaTiO/sub 3/ normal ferroelectrics. The field dependent di...

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Main Authors: Fielding, J.T., Jang, S.J., Shrout, T.R.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological materials
Biomedical materials
Biomedical transducers
Dielectric materials
Electrostriction
Ferroelectric materials
Frequency
Niobium
Piezoelectric materials
Piezoelectric transducers
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Summary:Several electrostrictive materials were investigated as candidates for high frequency transducer applications. Families investigated included (1-x)Pb(Mg/sub 1/3/Nb/sub 2/3/)O/sub 3/-(x)PbTiO/sub 3/ and PLZT relaxors, and Srand Sn-substituted BaTiO/sub 3/ normal ferroelectrics. The field dependent dielectric, piezoelectric and elastic properties were characterized at frequencies between 100 kHz and 5 MHz. The large magnitude and E-field tunability of the electromechanical and elastic properties observed in several of the materials may present opportunities for several new transducer applications, such as biomedical imaging and non-destructive evaluation.
DOI:10.1109/ISAF.1994.522378