Piezoelectric 1-3 composites for high frequency ultrasonic transducer applications

D. Zhang; B. Su; T. W. Button; A. Abrar; K. J. Kirk; S. Cochran

doi:10.1080/00150190490456781

Piezoelectric 1-3 composites for high frequency ultrasonic transducer applications

D. Zhang, B. Su, T. W. Button, A. Abrar, K. J. Kirk, S. Cochran

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Abstract

A new net shape process has been developed to fabricate 1-3 piezocomposites. Solid polymer moulds and high solid loading lead zirconate titanate (PZT) paste, made by the viscous polymer processing (VPP), have been utilised in an embossing/lost mould method. 1-3 structures with PZT pillar feature sizes of 50-100 µm and aspect ratios of 5-10 have been fabricated successfully, and the composites have been characterized by electrical impedance and pulse-echo measurements. The results show that the viscous polymer processing is a very promising technique for the fabrication of 1-3 composites for high frequency ultrasonic transducer applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	201-205
Number of pages	5
Journal	Ferroelectrics
Volume	304
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00150190490456781
Publication status	Published - 2004

Keywords

PZT
1-3 composites
Lost mould method
High frequency
Ultrasonic transducers
Piezoelectric materials

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