Fabrication and characterization of nanocrystalline TiO2-polymer composite matching layers

J. Zhu, W. Cao, B. Jiang, D. S. Zhang, H. Zheng, Q. Zhou, K. K. Shung

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Abstract

A new nanocrystalline TiO2-polymer composite with high volume particle loading has been developed for matching layers of ultra high frequency medical ultrasonic transducers. The composite consists of 25 nm size TiO 2 particles and Epoxy resin with the acoustic impedance reaching as high as 7.19 MRayls. Ultrasonic spectroscopy methods are used to measure the ultrasonic velocity of the composite thin film with thickness ∼8 microns. It is found that the acoustic impedance can be increased by annealing the composite at higher temperatures. Our measured results show that this new composite has good acoustic impedance characteristics that are needed for matching layers of ultra-high frequency transducers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2007 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings, IUS
Pages1917-1920
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Event2007 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS - New York, NY, United States
Duration: Oct 28 2007Oct 31 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium
ISSN (Print)1051-0117

Other

Other2007 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew York, NY
Period10/28/0710/31/07

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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