scholarly journals Aspect ratio dependence of the effective electromechanical coupling coefficient Ke of the transverse vibration mode for a piezoelectric rectangular thin plate

AIP Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 125338
Author(s):  
Bocheng Ji ◽  
Chunying Wang ◽  
Lianjin Hong ◽  
Yongjie Sang ◽  
Yu Lan
Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (17) ◽  
pp. 4785
Author(s):  
Xiaoyu Wang ◽  
Shuyu Lin

The radial vibration of a radial composite tubular transducer with a large radiation range and power capacity is studied. The transducer is composed of a longitudinally polarized piezoelectric ceramic tube and a coaxial outer metal tube. Assuming that the longitudinal length is much larger than the radius, the electromechanical equivalent circuits of the radial vibration of a piezoelectric ceramic long tube and a metal long tube are derived and obtained for the first time following the plane strain theory. As per the condition of the continuous forces and displacements of two contact surfaces, the electromechanical equivalent circuit of the tubular transducer is obtained. The radial resonance/anti-resonance frequency equation and the expression of the effective electromechanical coupling coefficient are obtained. Then, the effects of the radial geometry dimension of the transducer on the vibration characteristics are analyzed. The theoretical resonance frequencies, anti-resonance frequencies, and the effective electromechanical coupling coefficients at the fundamental mode and the second mode are in good agreement with the finite element analysis (FEA) results. The study shows that when the overall size of the transducer is unchanged, as the proportion of piezoelectric ceramic increases, the radial resonance/anti-resonance frequency and the effective electromechanical coupling coefficient of the transducer at the fundamental mode and the second mode have certain characteristics. The radial composite tubular transducer is expected to be used in high-power ultrasonic wastewater treatment, ultrasonic degradation, and underwater acoustics, as well as other high-power ultrasonic fields.


2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (16) ◽  
pp. 1879-1886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clark Andrews ◽  
Yirong Lin ◽  
Haixiong Tang ◽  
Henry A. Sodano

Piezoelectric ceramics offer exceptional sensing and actuation properties, however, they are prone to breakage and are difficult to apply to curved surfaces in their monolithic form. One method to alleviate these issues is through the use of 0–3 active composites, which are formed by embedding piezoelectric particles into a polymer matrix that protects the ceramic from breaking under mechanical loading. This class of material offers certain advantages over monolithic materials; however, they have seen little use due to the low electromechanical coupling offered by these materials. Here, we demonstrate that by controlling the aspect ratio of the filler, the electromechanical coupling coefficient can be significantly improved. For all volume fractions tested, nanocomposites with high aspect ratio lead nanowires filler had higher coupling with increases as large as 2.3 times. Furthermore, the nanocomposite’s coupling was more than 50% of the piezoceramic fillers’ when nanowires were used.


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