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Record Nr.

UNINA9911004815703321

Titolo

Advanced piezoelectric materials : science and technology / / edited by Kenji Uchino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Woodhead Pub., 2010

ISBN

1-84569-975-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (697 p.)

Collana

Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials

Altri autori (Persone)

UchinoKenji

Disciplina

620.112972

Soggetti

Piezoelectric materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Piezoelectric materials -- pt. II. Preparation methods and applications -- pt. III. Application oriented materials development.

Sommario/riassunto

Piezoelectric materials produce electric charges on their surfaces as a consequence of applying mechanical stress. They are used in the fabrication of a growing range of devices such as transducers (used, for example, in ultrasound scanning), actuators (deployed in such areas as vibration suppression in optical and microelectronic engineering), pressure sensor devices (such as gyroscopes) and increasingly as a way of producing energy. Their versatility has led to a wealth of research to broaden the range of piezoelectric materials and their potential uses. Advanced piezoelectric materials: sci