Abstract
The growth development of piezoelectric single crystals for medical transducer applications was discussed. Piezoelectric single crystals were found to exhibit 5 to 10 times the strain of conventional piezoelectric ceramic with high electromechanical coupling. It was found that these crystals offer a potential for higher performance transducers with broad bandwidth. The most important parameter affecting the bandwidth was suggested to be the electromechanical coupling factor of the piezoelectric resonator.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 766-769 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium |
Volume | 1 |
State | Published - 2003 |
Event | 2003 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - Proceedings - Honolulu, HI, United States Duration: Oct 5 2003 → Oct 8 2003 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics