A review of acoustic impedance matching techniques for piezoelectric sensors and transducers

VT Rathod - Sensors, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The coupling of waves between the piezoelectric generators, detectors, and propagating
media is challenging due to mismatch in the acoustic properties. The mismatch leads to the …

Relaxor-based ferroelectric single crystals: Growth, domain engineering, characterization and applications

E Sun, W Cao - Progress in materials science, 2014‏ - Elsevier
In the past decade, domain engineered relaxor-PT ferroelectric single crystals, including (1−
x) Pb (Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3) O 3–xPbTiO 3 (PMN–PT),(1− x) Pb (Zn 1/3 Nb 2/3) O 3–xPbTiO 3 (PZN …

Giant piezoelectricity of Sm-doped Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 single crystals

F Li, MJ Cabral, B Xu, Z Cheng, EC Dickey, JM LeBeau… - Science, 2019‏ - science.org
High-performance piezoelectrics benefit transducers and sensors in a variety of
electromechanical applications. The materials with the highest piezoelectric charge …

Ultrahigh piezoelectricity in ferroelectric ceramics by design

F Li, D Lin, Z Chen, Z Cheng, J Wang, CC Li, Z Xu… - Nature materials, 2018‏ - nature.com
Piezoelectric materials, which respond mechanically to applied electric field and vice versa,
are essential for electromechanical transducers. Previous theoretical analyses have shown …

Stretchable ultrasonic transducer arrays for three-dimensional imaging on complex surfaces

H Hu, X Zhu, C Wang, L Zhang, X Li, S Lee… - Science …, 2018‏ - science.org
Ultrasonic imaging has been implemented as a powerful tool for noninvasive subsurface
inspections of both structural and biological media. Current ultrasound probes are rigid and …

Foldable printed circuit boards on paper substrates

AC Siegel, ST Phillips, MD Dickey, N Lu… - Advanced Functional …, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
This paper describes several low‐cost methods for fabricating flexible electronic circuits on
paper. The circuits comprise i) metallic wires (eg, tin or zinc) that are deposited on the …

Piezoelectric films for high frequency ultrasonic transducers in biomedical applications

Q Zhou, S Lau, D Wu, KK Shung - Progress in materials science, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Piezoelectric films have recently attracted considerable attention in the development of
various sensor and actuator devices such as nonvolatile memories, tunable microwave …

[كتاب][B] Piezoelectric materials and devices: applications in engineering and medical sciences

MS Vijaya - 2012‏ - books.google.com
Piezoelectric Materials and Devices: Applications in Engineering and Medical Sciences
provides a complete overview of piezoelectric materials, covering all aspects of the materials …

Selectively plated stretchable liquid metal wires for transparent electronics

G Li, X Wu, DW Lee - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2015‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents an innovative and versatile selective liquid-metal plating (SLMP)
process to realize a transparent stretchable circuit board (TSCB) with the capability of large …

A wood-templated unidirectional piezoceramic composite for transmuscular ultrasonic wireless power transfer

Y Hong, L **, B Wang, J Liao, B He, T Yang… - Energy & …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Bioelectronic devices implanted within the human body are increasingly used for diagnostic
and therapeutic purposes, in which their functions and lifespan could be significantly …