Characterization of lead zirconate titanate microwires using digital image correlation

Mohammad H. Malakooti; Alexander T. Miller; Henry A. Sodano

doi:10.1117/12.2084393

1 April 2015 Characterization of lead zirconate titanate microwires using digital image correlation

Mohammad H. Malakooti, Alexander T. Miller, Henry A. Sodano

Proceedings Volume 9432, Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Composites 2015; 943207 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2084393
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) microwires with applications in sensors, actuators, and energy harvesters are produced using hydrothermal synthesis. The synthesized microwires are relatively large with an average length of about 450 microns and an average width of 4 microns. Each of these individual PZT microwires can be integrated in smart systems as an active phase or be used as an independent smart material. In this paper, the synthesis procedure and characterization of these large microwires is demonstrated. The converse piezoelectric properties of the microwires are measured using digital image correlation after clamping and adding electrodes at each end of the microwire. It has been shown in the literature that digital image correlation can be used as a precise tool for rapid characterization of piezoelectric materials. Here, it is demonstrated that this technique can be applied to characterize the actual response of piezoelectric materials at the micron scale.

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Mohammad H. Malakooti, Alexander T. Miller, and Henry A. Sodano "Characterization of lead zirconate titanate microwires using digital image correlation", Proc. SPIE 9432, Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Composites 2015, 943207 (1 April 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2084393

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