Advanced Piezoelectric Materials

Piezoelectric materials are used in the fabrication of a growing range of electronic devices including sensors, transducers, and actuators, and also for energy-harvesting. Their versatility has led to a wealth of research to broaden the range of materials, processing techniques and applications. This new edition of Advanced Piezoelectric Materials provides revised, expanded and updated content suitable for those researching piezoelectric materials and using them to develop new devices in such areas as microelectronics, optical, sound, structural, and biomedical engineering. Three new chapters cover multilayer technologies with base-metal internal electrodes, templated grain growth preparation techniques for manufacturing piezoelectric single crystals, and piezoelectric MEMS technologies. Chapters from the first edition have been revised in order to provide up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of developments in the field. Part I covers the structure and properties of a range of piezoelectric materials. Part II details advanced manufacturing processes for particular materials and device types, including three new chapters. Finally part III covers materials development for three key applications of piezoelectric materials. Dr Kenji Uchino is a pioneer in piezoelectric actuators, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Penn State University, and Director of the International Center for Actuators and Transducers. He has authored 550 papers, 54 books and 26 patents in the ceramic actuator area. Led by an expert editor with many years’ experience in industry and academia. Professor Kenji Uchino is a pioneer in piezoelectric actuators, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Penn State University, and Director of the International Center for Actuators and Transducers. He is also the founder and Senior VP & CTO of Micromechatronics, Inc.Features an overview of manufacturing methods for a wide range of piezoelectric materialsProvides revised, expanded and updated coverage compared to the first edition, including three new chapters