Advanced Piezoelectric Materials

Science and technology of advanced piezoelectric materials provides an up-to-date comprehensive review of piezoelectrics. Written by a distinguished team of international contributors, this book focuses on the most promising piezoelectric materials and their applications. In the first part of the book, the properties of key piezoelectrics are discussed; materials include PZT, relaxor ferroelectrics, Pb free ceramics, quartz, lithium niobate and tantalate, single crystals, polymers and composites. Part two reviews the preparation techniques of piezoelectrics during manufacturing and in the laboratory. Applications oriented materials development is discussed in Part three, focussing on actuators, high power applications and performance under stress.