DocumentCode
3558280
Title
Review of transducer applications of polyvinylidene fluoride
Author
Gallantree, H.R.
Author_Institution
Marconi Co. Ltd., Research Centre, Materials Applications Division, Chelmsford, UK
Volume
130
Issue
5
fYear
1983
fDate
10/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
219
Lastpage
224
Abstract
In recent years, there has been considerable interest expressed in the polymer polyvinylidene fluoride, stemming largely from its piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties. The wide range of applications for this transducer material is reviewed, and a number of applications are described in greater detail, in particular for use as an acoustically transparent membrane hydrophone for transducer calibration and beam plotting and as a pulse-echo transducer in medical imaging.
Keywords
hydrophones; piezoelectric transducers; polymers; pyroelectric devices; reviews; ultrasonic transducers; acoustically transparent membrane hydrophone; beam plotting; medical imaging; piezoelectric properties; polyvinylidene fluoride; pulse-echo transducer; pyroelectric properties; transducer calibration; transducer material;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Solid-State and Electron Devices, IEE Proceedings I
Publisher
iet
Conference_Location
10/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
ISSN
0143-7100
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ip-i-1.1983.0040
Filename
4642711
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