Fundamentals of Piezoelectric Sensorics

This book presents the physics of piezoleletric sensors in a straight-forward and easy-to-grasp way, from the fundamentals of phenomenological crystal physics through more complex concepts, to its explanation of several important piezoelectric materials.

This is the only reference that presents the fundamental physics of piezoelectric sensors in broad scope and close detail. It opens with the elements of phenomenological crystal physics, to develop a fundamental understanding of piezoelectricity. The constitutive equations for elastic and electric field quantities are discussed subsequently, involving both linear and nonlinear material constants. Ferroelectric phenomena in crystals, phase transitions and ferrobielastic hystersis in a-quartz are summarized. A concluding chapter offers a straightforward, easy-to-grasp description of several important piezoelectric materials.

Presents the fundamental physics of piezoelectric sensors Only book with this scope Targeted to those engineers, phycisists and chemists who are involved in materials processing, device design and manufacturing Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Klappentext
Understanding of basic phenomena connected with electromechanical properties of solid materials. Overview of electromechanical (piezoelectric, ferroelectric, electrostrictive) properties of materials representing different classes of solids (pure piezoelectrics, ferroelectrics, ferroelastics and higher order ferroics, crystals, ceramics, composites, thin films, and so on) and macroscopic description of how their electromechanical features relate to other macroscopic properties.

Inhalt
Principles of Piezoelectricity.- to Phenomenological Crystal Structure.- Elastic Properties of Crystals.- Basic Thermodynamics of Piezoelectric Crystals.- Piezoelectric Properties.- Nonlinear Material Properties.- Piezoelectric Materials.