In this study (0–3) P(VDF-TrFE)/BaTiO3 composites containing up to 60 vol% of ceramic phase were prepared by solvent casting or compression molding. Their thermomechanical, dielectric, and piezoelectric properties were investigated, and discussed in the light of the properties of the basic components, the processing route and the resulting morphology. The crystalline structure of the P(VDF-TrFE...

In this study, two-dimensional electro-mechanical analysis of a composite rotating shaft subjected to non-axisymmetric internal pressure and applied voltage is investigated where hollow piezoelectric shaft reinforced by boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs). Composite structure is modeled based on piezoelectric fiber reinforced composite (PFRC) theory and a representative volume element has been cons...

xBaZrO3-(1!x)BaTiO3 solid solutions (x 1⁄4 0, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08, 0.12, and 0.18) synthesized via conventional solid state reaction method exhibit piezoelectric coefficients comparable to those of “hard” PZT-8, PZT-4, and even “soft” PZT-5A. Doping also improves the poling efficiency of xBaZrO3-(1!x)BaTiO3 ceramics. Study of temperature dependence of the dielectric and piezoelectric properties re...

This study reports piezoelectric properties and crystallographic microstructures of aluminium nitride (AlN, wurtzite structure) thin films on 50 μm thick stainless steel foil. The transverse piezoelectric coefficient d31,f and e31,f of 10 μm thick AlN films were estimated as -1.42 ± 0.08 pm/V and -0.48 ± 0.03 C/m 2 from a tip displacement of the piezoelectric cantilevers. Dielectric constant ε3...