Piezoelectric Materials: Advances in Science, Technology and Applications [Paperback]

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Predeal, Romania, 24-27 May, 1999Preface. List of Participants. I: Fundamentals on Ferroelectrics Piezoelectrics and Relaxors. Piezo-, pyro-, and ferroelectricity in biological materials; V.V. Lemanov. Piezo-, pyro- and ferroelectric polymers; S. Bauer, et al. The kinetic and scattering of nonequilibrium phonons by domain walls and grain boundaries in monocrystal and ceramics of BaTiO3; S.N. Ivanov, et al. Ferroelectrics with periodically layered domain structure: computer simulation of acoustical properties; A.N. Podlipenets, L.P. Zinchuk. Structure and properties of novel Pb (B, 1/2 Nb 1/2)O3-PbTiO3 binary systems with high piezoelectric coupling; A. Sternberg, et al. Nano-size ferroelectric structures; M. Alexe, et al. Influence of Bi and Y additions on the electromechanical anisotropy of lead titanate ceramics; L. Amarande, et al. Bi4Ti3O12 - Based piezoelectric ceramics for high temperature applications; M. Villegas, et al. II: Powder Preparation and Processing. Influence of processing parameters on the properties of PZT materials; C. Galassi, et al. Smart structures by integrated piezoelectric thin fibers; D. Sporn, et al. Hydrothermal synthesis and processing of undoped and doped BaTiO3 fine particles; J. Yang, J.M.F. Ferreira. Chemical processing of PbTiO3/Organic hybrid and Pb (Zr, Ti)O3 thick films; S. Hirano, et al. Preparation and characterization of thick piezoelectric films on alumina substrates; P. Gonnard, et al. III: Microstructural and Piezoelectric Characterisation. Nonlinear piezoelectric response in ferroelectric ceramics; D. Damjanovic. Influence of microstructure on microscopic and macroscopic strain behavior of soft PZT ceramics; M. Hammer, et al. The effect of static compressive stress on the high field dielectric properties of hard PZT ceramics; D.A. Hall, et al. Stress dependence of the piezoelectric, dielectric and elastic properties of PZT ceramics; S.W.lÓ"