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Piezoelectric paints were prepared using lead zirconate titanate (PZT) ceramic powder as a pigment and epoxy resin as a binder. The obtained paints were spread on the surface of an aluminium beam and cured at room temperature, thus forming the final thin films having thicknesses of 35–81 μm and PZT volume fractions of 25%–53%. The thin films were then poled under electric fields of up to 350 kV cm−1 at room temperature, and the resulting piezoelectric activity was evaluated from vibration measurements on the aluminium beam. Although not strictly quantitative, the piezoelectric activity of the thin film showed a tendency to increase with an increase in the film thickness and the PZT volume fraction. From the standpoint of the thin film application as built-in vibration sensors, the piezoelectric activity was confirmed to be high enough to determine the natural frequencies and mode shapes of the aluminium beam.
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Egusa, S., Iwasawa, N. Piezoelectric paints: preparation and application as built-in vibration sensors of structural materials. Journal of Materials Science 28, 1667–1672 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00363366
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