Review of piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers and their applications

J Jung, W Lee, W Kang, E Shin, J Ryu… - … of Micromechanics and …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
In recent decades, micromachined ultrasonic transducers (MUTs) have been investigated as
an alternative to conventional piezocomposite ultrasonic transducers, primarily due to the …

MEMS laser scanners: a review

STS Holmström, U Baran, H Urey - Journal of …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Laser scanners have been an integral part of MEMS research for more than three decades.
During the last decade, miniaturized projection displays and various medical-imaging …

Ferroelectric thin films for micro-sensors and actuators: areview

P Muralt - Journal of micromechanics and microengineering, 2000 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reviews deposition, integration, and device fabrication of ferroelectric PbZr x Ti 1-
x O 3 (PZT) films for applications in microelectromechanical systems. As examples, a …

Ultrasonic guided-waves sensors and integrated structural health monitoring systems for impact detection and localization: A review

L Capineri, A Bulletti - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review article is focused on the analysis of the state of the art of sensors for guided
ultrasonic waves for the detection and localization of impacts for structural health monitoring …

New materials for micro-scale sensors and actuators: An engineering review

SA Wilson, RPJ Jourdain, Q Zhang, RA Dorey… - Materials Science and …, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper provides a detailed overview of developments in transducer materials technology
relating to their current and future applications in micro-scale devices. Recent advances in …

Piezoelectric thin films for sensors, actuators, and energy harvesting

P Muralt, RG Polcawich, S Trolier-McKinstry - MRS bulletin, 2009 - cambridge.org
Piezoelectric microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) offer the opportunity for high-
sensitivity sensors and large displacement, low-voltage actuators. In particular, recent …

Crystal orientation dependence of piezoelectric properties of lead zirconate titanate near the morphotropic phase boundary

X Du, J Zheng, U Belegundu, K Uchino - Applied physics letters, 1998 - pubs.aip.org
The piezoelectric and dielectric constants in different crystal orientations of the lead
zirconate titanate (PZT) have been phenomenologically calculated for the compositions near …

Monolithic ultrasound fingerprint sensor

X Jiang, Y Lu, HY Tang, JM Tsai, EJ Ng… - Microsystems & …, 2017 - nature.com
This paper presents a 591× 438-DPI ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. The sensor is based on a
piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) array that is bonded at wafer …

Recent progress in materials issues for piezoelectric MEMS

P Muralt - Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Piezoelectric materials play a crucial role in a large number of devices and applications
modern society would not like to miss. Mobile phones and ultrasonic imaging are just the …

PZT thin films for microsensors and actuators: Where do we stand?

P Muralt - IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and …, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reviews deposition, integration, and device fabrication of PbZr/sub x/Ti/sub 1-
x/O/sub 3/(PZT) films for applications in micro-electromechanical systems. An ultrasonic …