Abstract
Photostriction in ferroelectrics arises from a superimposed phenomenon of the photovoltaic and inverse piezoelectric effects. This paper reviews the recent developments in materials and their device applications: ion doping effect is described in (Pb, La)(Zr, Ti)03 based ceramics firstly to iraprove the response speed, then the drive/control methods (polarized light method and dual beam method) are presented, finally photo-driven relays, micro Walking machines and photoacoustic devices are introduced. The devices based on a biraorph structure were designed to start moving by the irradiation without any external electric circuit.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 185-196 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Ferroelectrics |
Volume | 174 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1995 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics