Abstract
Piezoelectric devices with complex electrode geometries often contain ferroelectric regions that experience little or no electric field and remain unpolarised. Since the un-poled and poled material properties differ it is desirable to account for these regions in a device when developing predictive models or to design piezoelectric transducers. The lack of published data on the elastic properties for un-poled ferroelectrics, specifically the numerous commercial compositions such as lead zirconate titanate, reflects the difficulty of experimental measurement. In this work, a method for predicting un-poled properties from more commonly available poled data has been developed. A new method of calculating these properties is presented which provides a rapid and practical solution to the problem of evaluating the isotropic stiffness and Poisson’s ratio for an un-poled ferroelectric material. The way in which this calculation has been derived and validated is presented and detailed comparisons are made with alternative methods and experimental data.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 253-263 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Science and Technology of Advanced Materials |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 15 Mar 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 12 Apr 2017 |
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Keywords
- elastic
- Ferroelectric
- piezoelectric ceramic
- poled
- un-poled
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
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A new method to determine the un-poled elastic properties of ferroelectric materials. / Bowen, Chris R.; Dent, Andrew C.; Stevens, Ron; Cain, Markys G.; Avent, Andrew.
In: Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, Vol. 18, No. 1, 12.04.2017, p. 253-263.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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N2 - Piezoelectric devices with complex electrode geometries often contain ferroelectric regions that experience little or no electric field and remain unpolarised. Since the un-poled and poled material properties differ it is desirable to account for these regions in a device when developing predictive models or to design piezoelectric transducers. The lack of published data on the elastic properties for un-poled ferroelectrics, specifically the numerous commercial compositions such as lead zirconate titanate, reflects the difficulty of experimental measurement. In this work, a method for predicting un-poled properties from more commonly available poled data has been developed. A new method of calculating these properties is presented which provides a rapid and practical solution to the problem of evaluating the isotropic stiffness and Poisson’s ratio for an un-poled ferroelectric material. The way in which this calculation has been derived and validated is presented and detailed comparisons are made with alternative methods and experimental data.
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