Piezoelectric responses of brittle rock mass containing quartz to static stress and exploding stress wave respectively

The electromagnetic emission(EME) induced from the rock containing piezoelectric materials was investigated under both static stress and exploding stress wave in the view of piezoelectric effect. The results show that the intensity of the EME induced from the rock under static stress increases with increasing stress level and loading rate; the relationship between the amplitude of the EME from the rock under different modes of stress wave and elastic parameters and propagation distance was presented. The intensity of the EME relates not only to the strength and elastic moduli of rock masses,but also to the initial damage of the rock. The intensity of EME induced by stress wave reaches the highest at the explosion-center and attenuates with the propagation distance. The intensity of EME increases with increasing the elastic modulus and decreases with increasing initial damage. The results are in good agreement with the experimental results.

Homogenous Sn-doped K(Ta,Nb)O_(3) single crystals and its high piezoelectric response

Perovskite K(Ta,Nb)O_(3)(KTN)single crystal has drawn great interests for its outstanding electro-optic performance and excellent piezoelectric response.However,growth of compositionally uniform KTN single crystals has always been a great challenge for the great segregation difference between Nb and Ta.In this work,we propose a thermal field optimization strategy to resolve this challenge.Homogenous Sn doped KTN(Sn:KTN)single crystal with significantly reduced composition gradient(0.003 mol/mm,1/4 e1/8 of other KTN system),minimal TC variation(13℃)and excellent piezoelectric and dielectric response(d_(33)=373 pC/N andε^(T)_(33)=5206)has been successfully achieved.We found that the functional properties of Sn:KTN were greatly affected by the near-room temperature tetragonal-cubic phase transition.From the intrinsic aspect,longitudinal lattice deformation becomes much easier,resulting in maximum piezoelectric(d^(*)_(33)),dielectric(ε^(T*)_(33)),elastic(s^(E*)_(33))and electromechanical coupling(k^(*)_(33))coefficients along polar direction[001]_(C).From the extrinsic aspect,both domain wall density and domain wall mobility are greatly improved for the reduced lattice distortion,which also contribute a lot to the functional properties.This work provides a simple and practical route for designing and growing high quality crystals,and more importantly,reveals the fundamental mechanism of the phase transitions/boundaries on the functional properties.

Application of piezoelectric transient response in transducer acoustic power measurement

To explore a more convenient method for measuring the focused ultrasound power, a piezoelectric ceramic plate was used to receive ultrasonic signal directly. Due to an acoustic force acts on the surface of piezoelectric ceramic plate, the piezoelectric response was obtained by means of electromechanical analogy, which was composed of voltage response caused by forced vibration and high frequency attenuation response caused by natural vibration. The conversion relationship between output signal of piezoelectric ceramic plate and acoustic power of transducer was analyzed. The envelope of output piezoelectric signal was extracted in twice, and a voltage amplitude curve with sinusoidal distribution that could describe the changes of acoustic power was obtained. Under different drive voltage of transducer, the maximum peak voltage of envelope curve was found respectively. Their squared values were made a linear fitting with acoustic power measured by acoustic power meter, and then the proportional coefficient of theoretical relational expression was calibrated. The experimental results are in good agreement with the theory. The relative error between calibrated theoretical acoustic power and that measured by acoustic power meter was less than 8.7%. The paper can provide a guideline for measuring acoustic power of transducer by using piezoelectric signal.

Effect of imperfect bonding on the dynamic response of a pre-stressed sandwich plate-strip with elastic layers and a piezoelectric core

In this paper,we consider the dynamic response of a pre-stressed sandwich plate-strip with a piezoelectric core and elastic layers under the action of a time-harmonic force resting on a rigid foundation.The investigation is carried out within the framework of the piecewise homogeneous body model by utilizing the exact equations of motion and relations of the linear theory of electro-elasticity.It is assumed that there is a shear-spring-type imperfect contact between the layers,but a complete contact between the plate-strip and the rigid foundation.A mathematical model of the problem is constructed,and the governing equations of motion are solved by employing the finite element method（FEM）.Numerical results illustrating the influence of a change in the value of the shear-spring parameter on the dynamic response of the plate-strip are then presented.

Effect of Sb-induced oxygen octahedral distortion on piezoelectric performance and thermal stability of Pb(In,Nb)O_(3)-Pb(Hf,Ti)O_(3)ceramics

The combination of excellent thermal stability and outstanding electrical performance is of great sig-nificance for piezoelectric ceramics.Herein,we have prepared 0.11Pb(In_(0.5)Nb_(0.5))O_(3)-0.89Pb(Hf_(0.47)Ti_(0.53))O_(3)-Sb_(2)O_(5)(PIN-PHT-x Sb)ceramics by solid-phase method and investigated the effect of oxygen octahedral lattice distortion on microstructure and macroscopic electrical properties.The distortion index of oxygen octahedra is studied by Rietveld refinement,showing that optimal octahedral distortion can soften B-O repulsion,disrupt long-range ordered ferroelectric domains,and enhance local heterogeneities,signifi-cantly increasing piezoelectric properties.Moreover,outstanding thermal stability and ultrahigh piezo-electric response of PIN-PHT-1.2Sb ceramics are realized under the synergistic influence of octahedral distortion,excellent density,and large grain size.Compared with PIN-PHT ceramics,PIN-PHT-1.2Sb ce-ramics exhibit ultrahigh piezoelectric responses(d_(33)=706 pC/N,k_(p)=0.68,ε_(r)=3244),a high Curie temperature(T C)of 300℃,excellent thermal stability,and anti-fatigue properties.