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PIN-PMN-PT Single-Crystal-Based 1–3 Piezoelectric Composites for Ultrasonic Transducer Applications

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In this work, Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3-Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 (PIN-PMN-PT) single crystal/epoxy 1–3 composites with different thicknesses (400 μm to 825 μm) were fabricated using the conventional dice-and-fill method. Their properties were compared with the corresponding lead zirconate titanate (PZT) ceramic 1–3 composites. Excellent properties for ultrasonic transducer applications have been achieved, such as high electromechanical coupling coefficient (k t ≈ 78% to 83%), high piezoelectric strain coefficient (d 33 ≈ 1000 pm/V), and lower acoustic impedance (Z ≈ 20 Mrayl). The strain levels of PIN-PMN-PT composites were almost constant (1000 pm/V) with decreasing thickness, being much higher than those of PZT composites (650 pm/V). However, an increase in strain hysteresis was observed with decreasing thickness, reaching 25.3% for the 400-μm single-crystal 1–3 composite, which is lower than the corresponding PZT composites (44.1% for 350-μm PZT ceramic 1–3 composite). These results show that PIN-PMN-PT single-crystal 1–3 composites have great potential for use in advanced ultrasound transducer applications.

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  1. Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, People’s Republic of China

    Lili Li, Zhuo Xu, Song Xia & Zhengrong Li

  2. Guangzhou Doppler Electronic Technologies Co., Yushu Industrial Garden, Science Center, Guangzhou, 510663, People’s Republic of China

    Xuanrong Ji & Shaojun Long

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Li, L., Xu, Z., Xia, S. et al. PIN-PMN-PT Single-Crystal-Based 1–3 Piezoelectric Composites for Ultrasonic Transducer Applications. J. Electron. Mater. 42, 2564–2569 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-013-2627-7

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