Synthesis, structure and properties of lead-free piezoelectric ceramics

• Main Author: Tan, Ivan Chee Kiang
• Other Authors: Thirumany Sritharan
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/54814
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Since the discovery of PbZrO3-PbTiO3 (PZT) ceramic in 1950s, lead-based piezoelectric materials have been widely used in sensors, actuators, transducers and many other electronic devices. The increasing application of these devices generates increasingly aggravated health and environmental concerns...