• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.18-23
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• 2004

In this paper, material non-linear behavior of PZT wafer(3203HD, CTS) under high electric field and stress is experimentally investigated and the non-linearity of the PZT wafer is numerically simulated. Empirical functions that can represent the non-linear behavior of the PZT wafer have been extracted based on the measured piezo-strain under stress. The functions are implemented in an incremental finite element formulation for material non-linear analysis. New definition of the piezoelectric constant and the incremental strain are incorporated into the finite element formulation for a better reproduction of the non-linear behavior. With the new definition of the in incremental piero-strain the measured non-linear behavior of the PZT wafer has been accurately reproduced even for high electric field. For validation of the measured non-linear characteristics and the proposed approach, a PZT bimorph beam actuator has been numerically and experimentally tested. The predicted actuation displacement, based on the material nonlinear finite element analysis, showed a good agreement with the measured one.

• 전자공학회논문지 IE
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.40-46
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• 2011

In this study, PZT-5A green sheet were prepared by using tape casting technique, and the piezoelectric properties of PZT-5A by variation of sintering temperature was investigated. After, design and piezoelectric properties of 2-2 piezocomposite ultrasonic transducers by menas of the FEA. The acoustic impedance and piezoelectric charge constant of the 2-2 type piezocomposite transducer decreased proportionally due to the density decrease caused by the PZT volume fraction decrease. The piezocomposite acoustic impedance were 7~3 MRayl between 0.6 and 0.2 allowing it to be used for a ultrasonic transducer. The resonance characteristics and the electro-mechanical coupling factor were the best when the volume fraction PZT was 0.6. The PZT volume fraction shows the fixed value, 0.6~0.65, approximately within the range between 0.2 and 0.6 while it is increased to decreased over the range. The result of the experiment above confirmed that the 2-2 piezoelectric composites could be used as the ultrasonic transducers.

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.14-24
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• 1989

본 연구에서는 1-3형 PZT/Epoxy 압전복합재료를 제조하고 이에 대한 D-E 곡선, 펄스응답특성 및 유중발생전압특성 등을 조사하였다. 압전복합재료의 음향임피던스는 PZT체적비가 증가함에 따라 비례적으로 증가하였다. 그리고 펄스응답특성은 단일상 PZT의 특성에 비하여 아주 양호하게 나타났으며 PZT 체적비가 40% 이상에서는 펄스응답특성이 거의 일정하게 되었다. 유중에서의 발생전압은 PZT체적비, 시편두께 그리고 유중압력이 증가함에 따란 비례적으로 증가하였다. 이들의 결과는 초음파 트랜스듀서 제작에 좋은 자료가 될 것으로 생각한다.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.30.1-30.1
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• 2009

PZT(Pb(Zr, Ti)$O_3$ 압전세라믹스는 뛰어난 압전 특성과 강유전 특성을 가지고 있어서 현재 널리 사용되고 있다. 하지만 PZT세라믹스는 큐리온도 이상에서 그 특성을 잃게 되고 높은 온도에서의 응용이 제한된다. 따라서 높은 큐리온도를 가지는 압전체를 개발하기 위한 연구가 많이 이루어지고 있다. $PbTiO_3$의 경우에는 $Bi(Zn_{0.5}Ti_{0.5})$, $BiFeO_3$등의 Bi계 세라믹스를 치환하면서 큐리온도가 올라가는 결과가 보고되고 있다. 하지만 이것은 PZT세라믹스 보다 압전 및 유전 특성이 상당히 낮다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 $(1-x)PbZrO_3-xPbTiO_3$조성에 Bi(Me)$O_3$(Me:Zn, Ti, Fe, Al)를 치환하여 압전특성 및 강유전 상전이 온도를 조사하였다. 모든 시편들은 고상반응법으로 제조하였고, 제조한 시편으로 조성에 따른 압전특성 및 유전특성의 변화를 측정하였다. 그리고 이를 통해 큐리온도는 PZT의 MPB조성근처에서 Bi계 세라믹의 치환은 $T_C$가 낮아 졌으나, Tetragonal 상을 가지고 있는 Ti-rich인 조성에서는 $T_C$가 높아지는 것을 관찰하였다.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.4.2-4.2
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• 2008

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.80-86
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• 2007

We have investigated on the development of 2-2 type piezocomposites that have better piezoelectric activity and lower acoustic impedance than those of conventional piezoceramics. In this study, we have investigated the piezoelectric and acoustic properties of 2-2 type piezocomposites sensor which was fabricated using dice-and-fill technique for the different volume fraction of PZT. The specific acoustic impedance of 2-2 type piezocomposites decreased linearly when PZT volume fraction was decreased. The resonance characteristics measured by an impedance analyzer(HP4194A) were similar to the analysis of finite element method (FEM). The resonance characteristics and the electromechanical coupling factor were the best when the volume fraction PZT was 0.6. It also showed the highest result from the standpoint of sensitivity, bandwidth and ring-down property and so on at the same condition. The specific characteristics show that the 2-2 type piezocomposites turned out to be superior to the ultrasonic sensor composed by single phase PZT.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1994.05a
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• pp.13-16
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• 1994

The porous PZT was prepared from a mixture of PZT and polyvinylalcohol (PVA ) powders by BURPS( Burnedout Plastic Sphere) technique. The dielectric and piezoelectric properties of piezoceramic/polymer composites dependent on the PVA wt. % were evaluated. The density of PZT/polymer 3-3 composites were decreased almost linearly with increasing the PVA wt. %.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.7
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• pp.867-872
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• 2010

Unused energy derived from sources in nature can be captured and stored for future use, for example, to recharge a battery or power a device; this process of capturing and storing energy is called energy harvesting. Extensive investigations are being carried out in order to use piezoelectricity to harvest the energy generated by body movements or machine vibrations. This paper presents a simple analytical model that describes the output voltage effectiveness of a Piezocomposite Generating Element (PCGE) from vibration and its experimental verification. PCGE is composed of carbon/epoxy, PZT, and glass/epoxy layers. During the manufacturing process, the stacked layers were cured at $177^{\circ}C$ in an autoclave, which created residual stresses in PCGE and altered the piezoelectric properties of the PZT layer. In the experiments, three kinds of lay-up configurations of PCGE were considered to verify the proposed prediction model and to investigate its capability to convert oscillatory mechanical energy into electrical energy. The predicted performance results are in good agreement with observed experimental ones.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1999.05a
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• pp.317-320
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• 1999

In this study, the piezoelectric ceramics PZT powder was synthesized by Wet-Dry combination method. And the flexible 1-3-0 type composites were fabricated with piezoceramic PZT and Eccogel polymer matrix embedded 3rd phase. Dielectric constant of 1-3-0 type composites was lower than that of single phase PZT ceramics. Thickness mode coupling factor k/sub t/ which was comparable with single phase PZT ceramics and mechanical quality factor Qm were about 0.65 and 6, respectively. These composites are considered as a good candidates for broad-band type transducer applications. The acoustic impedance of 1-3-0 type composites was lower than that of single phase PZT ceramics. Therefore, these composites would be better used for hydrophone applications.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• autumn
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• pp.353-356
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• 2004

단일 PZT보다 전기적 및 음향 특성비 우수한 Polymer/PZT 압전복합재료를 설계하고, 이것으로 초음과 트랜스듀서를 제작하여 음향특성을 고찰하였다. 폴리머의 체적 수축율 조정을 위한 충진제를 선정하고, PZT의 부피분율출 $30\~80\%$ 변화시켜 이것에 따른 전기적 특성 및 음향 특성을 비교, 검토하였다. PZT/Polymer 압전복합재료의 전기기계결합계수$(=k_{t})$는 단일 PZT 보다 우수하게 나타났으며, 음향 임피던스는 $3\~7[Mrayl]$ 정도로 낮게 조정할 수 있었다. 또한 Pulse-echo법으로 음향 송수신특성을 측정한 길과, 단일의 PZT를 사용한 경우보다 높은 진폭과 넓은 대역폭이 측정되어 음향 특성이 우수한 것을 확인 할 수 있었다.