Piezo-Particulate Composites

<p>Preface </p> <p>1. Piezo-active Composites: Classification and Effective Physical Properties</p> <p>1.1. Piezo-active Composites as Modern Active Dielectrics</p> <p>1.2. Criteria of Classifications of Composites </p> <p>1.3. Microgeometry and Connectivity </p> <p>1.4. Effective Physical Properties of Piezo-active Composites </p> 1.4.1. Piezoelectric Medium and Its Characteristics <p></p> <p>1.4.2. Methods for Evaluation of Effective Properties </p> <p>1.4.3. Electromechanical Coupling Factors and Figures of Merit </p> <p>1.4.4. Effects of Addition, Combination and Generation of Properties in Composites Based on Ferroelectrics </p> <p>1.5. Conclusion</p> <p>1.6. References </p> 2. Aspects of Composite Manufacturing&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <p></p> <p>2.1. Methods for Manufacturing&nbsp; </p> <p>2.2. Role of Ceramic and Polymer Components </p> <p>2.3. Role of Electric Poling </p> <p>2.4. Dielectrophoresis, Its Characteristics and Advantages </p> <p>2.4.1. Effect of Dielectrophoresis Structuring on Electrical Displacement </p> <p>2.4.2. Effect of Dielectrophoresis Structuring on Electromechanical Strain </p> <p>2.4.3. Reproducible Composite Patterns and Related Microgeometric Features&nbsp; </p> <p>2.5. In Situ Structuring and Poling </p> <p>2.6. Conclusion</p> <p>2.7. References </p> <p>3. Experimental Studies on Effective Properties and Related Parameters of Piezo-particulate Composites&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>3.1. Microgeometry of Piezo-particulate Composites </p> <p>3.2. Ferroelectric Behaviour and Related Parameters</p> <p>3.3. Pyroelectric Properties </p> <p>3.4. Dielectric Properties </p> <p>3.5. Enhancing Piezoelectric Sensitivity&nbsp; </p> <p>3.6. Relations Between Piezoelectric Sensitivity and Anisotropy&nbsp; </p> <p>3.7. Conclusion</p> 3.8. References <p></p> <p>4. Modelling of the Composite Structure Formation During Dielectrophoresis&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>4.1. Dielectrophoretic Force</p> <p>4.2. Viscous Drag </p> <p>4.3. Examples of Modelling </p> <p>4.4. Interaction Between Ceramic Particles and Their Influence on the Composite Structure&nbsp; </p> 4.5. Conclusion<p></p> <p>4.6. References </p> <p>5. Prediction of Effective Properties of Composites Based on Ferroelectric Ceramics&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>5.1. 0–3 Connectivity Patterns and Properties of Composites </p> <p>5.2. 1–3 Connectivity Patterns and Properties of Composites&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>5.3. Piezoelectric Properties and Their Anisotropy </p> <p>&lt;5.4. Electromechanical Coupling </p> <p>5.5. Figures of Merit </p> <p>5.6. Improving Piezoelectric Sensitivity </p> <p>5.7. References </p> <p>6. From Microgeometry to Improved Properties of Piezo-particulate Composites </p> <p>References&nbsp; </p> <p>Appendix A. List of Abbreviations </p> Appendix B. About the Authors <p></p> <p>Index&nbsp;</p>