Electro-Optical Properties of Sputtered Calcium Lead Titanate Thin Films for Pyroelectric Detection [PDF]
Micromachines, 2020 We report the deposition and characterization of calcium lead titanate (PCT) thin films for pyroelectric detectors. PCT films of thicknesses ranging from ~250 to 400 nm were deposited on both silicon and Si/SiN/Ti/Au substrates at 13 mTorr pressure by ...
Elham Mafi +5 more
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Observation of giant acoustoelectric currents in graphene on lead magnesium niobate–lead titanate [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsAcoustoelectric (AE) devices enable coupling between acoustic waves and mobile charge carriers, offering a route toward RF-to-DC conversion, RF power sensing, energy harvesting, and responsive sensing applications. The efficiency of this coupling depends
Hamed Atashbar +6 more
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An investigation of the photocatalytic properties of lithium niobate and barium titanate [PDF]
, 2012 Efficiency of particulate semiconductors for driving photocatalytic reactions is impractically low due to the recombination of excited carriers and intermediate species at the interface.
Stock, Matt
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Development of lead-free thin-film dielectrics for capacitor applications [PDF]
, 2010 This PhD project aims to develop lead-free thin-film dielectric materials for fixed value, voltage tunable and high-k zipping variable capacitors using growth techniques that can be scaled for silicon batch fabrication.
Darbyshire, David Anthony
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High strain lead-free piezo ceramics for sensor and actuator applications: A review
Sensors International, 2023 High strain piezoceramics are required for various sensor and actuator applications such as opening and closing of valves in fuel injector systems, for controlled flow of fuel in automobiles, applications for micro-propulsion in satellites, and other ...
P.K. Panda, B. Sahoo, T.S. Thejas
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Effects caused by antiferroelectric nanodomains in PZT-based coarse-grained ceramics with compositions from the morphotropic boundary region [PDF]
Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 2017 Presented results demonstrate importance of taking into account such a phenomenon as the solid solution decomposition at the boundaries separating coexisting phases in lead zirconate-titanate-based solid solutions with compositions belonging to the ...
V. M. Ishchuk +2 more
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Aurivillius BaBi4Ti4O15 based compounds: Structure, synthesis and properties [PDF]
Processing and Application of Ceramics, 2014 The discovery of some Aurivillius materials with high Curie temperature or fatigue-free character suggests possible applications in high temperature piezoelectric devices or non-volatile ferroelectric random access memories.
Jelena D. Bobić +2 more
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Novel Sol-Gel Synthesis of Spherical Lead Titanate Submicrometer Powders
Crystals, 2021 In this study, a novel and simple synthetic sol-gel procedure was established to directly prepare spherical lead titanate powders without prior synthesis/usage of spherical templates such as TiO2 particles.
Radhouane Bel-Hadj-Tahar +7 more
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Piezoelectric ceramic materials on transducer technology for energy harvesting: A review
Frontiers in Energy Research, 2022 Recently, energy harvesting through the means of piezoelectric transducer technology has increasingly attracted the attention of engineers and scientists in producing/generating electricity for human consumption.
V. E. Ogbonna +2 more
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An Ultrasonic Rheometer to Measure Gas Absorption in Ionic Liquids: Design, Calibration and Testing
Sensors, 2020 The first goal of this study is to identify the ideal piezoelectric material for the manufacturing of rheological reflectance ultrasonic sensors. The second goal is to integrate the ultrasonic rheometer within a gas absorption reactor and to measure ...
Michele Schirru, Michael Adler
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