Piezoelectricity: Volume Two An Introduction to the Theory and Applications of Electromechanical Phenomena in Crystals

A complete and systematic treatise on the physical properties and the practical applications of piezoelectrical crystals, this two-volume survey was prepared by an expert in the field for researchers and students of physics. Volume One examines the fundamental properties of crystals and various formulations of piezoelectric theory, including production and measurement. Volume Two begins with discussions of the properties and techniques of quartz, the quartz resonator, and the piezo oscillator.
A seven-chapter section on ferroelectric crystals follows, offering comprehensive descriptions of the properties of Rochelle salt. The final four chapters address various applications of piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity, optical properties of crystals, and the atomic theory of piezoelectricicty. Two Appendixes supplement the text, along with an extensive selection of problems.

American physicist and electrical engineer Walter Guyton Cady (1874–1974) was on the faculty of Wesleyan University from 1902–46. He was among the pioneering scientists who studied the phenomenon of piezoelectricity. Derived from the Greek term for "to press," piezoelectricity is the electric charge that accumulates in some solid materials in response to applied mechanical stress. The piezoelectric effect has innumerable real-world applications in science, engineering, and everyday life.

Tables in Volume II
Symbols and Abbreviations
XVI. Properties and Technique of Quartz
XVII. The Quartz Resonator
XVIII. Resonators from Other Crystals, and Composite Resonators
XIX. The Piezo Oscillator
XX. Rochelle Salt: History, General Properties, and Technique
XXI. Rochelle Salt: Piezoelectric Observations
XXII. Rochelle Salt: Dielectric Observations
XXIII. Theory of Rochelle Salt, Part I. Interaction Theory and Dielectric Properties
XXIV. Theory of Rochelle Salt: Part II. Piezoelectric and Elastic Properties, Curie-Weiss Laws, and Conclusions
XXV. The Domain Structure of Rochelle Salt
XXVI. Internal-field Theory of Ferroelectric Crystals
XXVII. Other Ferroelectric Crystals
XXVIII. Miscellaneous Applications of Piezoelectricity
XXIX. Pyroelectricity
XXX. Piezo-optic Electro-optic, and Other Optical Effects
XXXI. Piezoelectricity in the Light of Atomic Theory
Appendix 1. Ferromagnetism
Appendix II. Recent Progress
Problems
General Bibniography
Author Index
Subject Index