A sensitive piezoelectric composite lattice: Experiment. Issue 2 (27th January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rodriguez, Bryan; Kalathur, Harsha; Lakes, Roderic
• Is Part Of: Physica status solidi. Volume 251:Issue 2(2014:Feb.)
• Page Start: 349
• Page End: 353
• Publication Date: 2014-01-27
• Subjects: Solid state physics -- Periodicals; Solids -- Periodicals; Atomic structure -- Periodicals; 530.41
• DOI: 10.1002/pssb.201384253
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0370-1972

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="pssb201384253-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <p>Lattice structures based on bimorph rib elements are fabricated and studied experimentally. The effective piezoelectric sensitivity <italic>d</italic> is observed to be much larger, by a factor of at least 10 000, in magnitude than that of material comprising the lattice ribs. Bending of the ribs in response to input voltage is responsible for the large sensitivity.</p> </sec> </abstract>