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Process Optimization for Piezoelectric Films and Coatings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

M. Sayer
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont K7L 3N6, Canada
L. Zou
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont K7L 3N6, Canada
B. Leclerc
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont K7L 3N6, Canada
M. Lukacs
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont K7L 3N6, Canada
T. Olding
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont K7L 3N6, Canada
J. H. Schloss
Affiliation:
SSI Technologies, Madison, Wis., USA
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Abstract

The dielectric and piezoelectric response of sol gel based films and composite coatings is affected by the choice of process, gel composition, thermal cycle, processing atmosphere and poling conditions. Important general factors for thin films are the crystallization kinetics and the effects of residual carbon, while a new dielectric technique allows poling methods to be evaluated.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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