Abstract
Piezoelectric coefficient enhancement of Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O3 (PZT) thin films effect their acoustic detection capabilities. PZT films were prepared by a sol-gel route on platinized silicon substrates using a range of thermal annealing conditions. The surface properties of the film were determined using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy.The acoustic response of the films under different conditions are experimentally studied.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1477-1479 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Science Letters |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 16 |
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| State | Published - Aug 2000 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Office of Naval Research (N00014-95-1-0539) and the Whitaker Foundation. The authors wish to thank D. E. Drinkwater and A. Schmidt for their assistance with measurements, and Prof. D. L. Polla for helpful discussions.