Piezoelectric Ceramics by Bernard Jaffe and William R. Cook Jr and Hans Jaffe

Piezoelectric Ceramics focuses on the relationship between piezoelectricity and ferroelectricity as they apply to ceramics, taking into consideration the properties of materials that are being used and possibly be used in the industries. Composed of 12 chapters, the book starts by tracing the history of piezoelectricity and how this affects ceramics. The different measurement techniques are discussed, including dielectric, ferroelectric, and piezoelectric measurements. The book proceeds by discussing Perovskite structure and barium titanate. Covered areas include electric field, piezoelectric properties, particle size effect, and dielectric strength. The properties, compositions, and reactions of various perovskites are discussed. Numerical analyses are presented in this regard. The book also offers interpretations of the experiments conducted. The discussions end with the processes involved in the manufacture and applications of piezoelectric ceramics. Concerns in manufacturing include calcination, grinding, mixing, electroding, firing, and quality control. Piezolectric ceramics are applied in air transducers, instrument transducers, delay line transducers, underwater sound ultrasonic power, and wave filters. The book is important for readers interested in doing research on ceramics. Content: NON-METALLIC SOLIDS , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE , Page v Chapter I - HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION , Pages 1-5 CHAPTER 2 - THE PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECT IN CERAMICS , Pages 7-21 CHAPTER 3 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES , Pages 23-47 CHAPTER 4 - THE PEROVSKITE STRUCTURE , Pages 49-51 CHAPTER 5 - BARIUM TITANATE , Pages 53-114 CHAPTER 6 - PROPERTIES OF PbTiO 3 , PbZrO 3 , PbSnO 3 , AND PbHfO 3 PLAIN AND MODIFIED , Pages 115-134 CHAPTER 7 - SOLID SOLUTIONS OF Pb(Ti, Zr, Sn, Hf)O 3 , Pages 135-183 CHAPTER 8 - PEROVSKITE NIOBATES AND TANTALATES AND OTHER FERROELECTRIC AND ANTIFERROELECTRIC PEROVSKITES , Pages 185-212 CHAPTER 9 - NON-PEROVSKITE OXIDE PIEZOELECTRICS AND FERROELECTRICS , Pages 213-235 CHAPTER 10 - INTERPRETATION OF SOME EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS , Pages 237-251 CHAPTER 11 - MANUFACTURE OF PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS , Pages 253-269 CHAPTER 12 - APPLICATIONS OF PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS , Pages 271-280 Appendix A - IRE STANDARDS ON PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTALS: MEASUREMENTS OF PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS, 1961 , Pages 281-302 AUTHOR INDEX , Pages 303-314 SUBJECT INDEX , Pages 315-317