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Author:

Scholz, Joseph Robert

Title:

Aging Rates In PZT Ferroelectrics With Mixed Acceptor-Donor Dopants

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

PZT
PZT-SKN
aging
mixed dopants
domain walls
defects

File:

Download Scholz-Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael T Lanagan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael T Lanagan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clive A Randall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Zheqian

Title:

DESIGN, FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROMACHINED PIEZOELECTRIC T-BEAM TRANSDUCERS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

multifunctional transducers
PZT
piezoelectric
MEMS

File:

Download DESIGN_FABRICATION_AND_CHARACTERIZATION_OF_MICROMACHINED_PIEZOELECTRIC_T-BEAM_TRANSDUCERS.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donghai Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Orr, Alison D

Title:

A bond stiffness study of sol-gel spray-on transducers

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

sol-gel
transducers
non-destructive evaluation
LTspice
COMSOL
bismuth titanate
PZT
composite

File:

Download AlisonOrr_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bernhard R Tittmann, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wyckoff, Nicholas Gregory

Title:

Systematic Characterization of PZT 5A Fibers with Parallel and Interdigitated Electrodes

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

PZT
fiber
parallel
interdigitated
electrodes
electromechanical
piezoelectric
permittivity

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_Nicholas_Wyckoff.pdf

Committee Members:

Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Borman, Trent Mitchell

Title:

{001} Textured Growth of Doped, Gradient Free, Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Films by Chemical Solution Deposition

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

PZT
piezoelectrics
ferroelectrics
thin films
mems

File:

Download TrentBorman-Thesis-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan E Trolier-Mckinstry, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Committee Member

Author:

Carroll, Travis John

Title:

ON THE IMPACT OF ELECTRODE GEOMETRY ON THE PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF PZT 5A FIBERS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

PZT
fiber
piezoelectric
interdigitated
parallel
electrodes
electromechanical
AFC

File:

Download Carroll_Travis_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Timothy Simpson, Committee Member

Author:

Bansal, Anushka

Title:

Bias Electric Field Dependence of High Power Characteristics in PZT Piezoelectric Ceramics

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Piezoelectrics
DC Bias Field
PZT
High Power Characterization
Losses in Piezoelectrics
Burst Drive Method

File:

Download bansal_mastersthesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenji Uchino, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Majzoubi, Maryam

Title:

Extensive Elastic Compliance and Mechanical Loss in the k31 Mode PZT Plate: New Methodology and Comprehensive Analysis

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Direct loss measurement
intensive and extensive parameters
resonance vibration mode
mechanical loss
PZT
mechanical quality factor
non-electrode sample

File:

Download Thesis_Resubmit.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenji Uchino, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Shankar, Arjun K

Title:

High Power Evaluation of Textured Piezoelectric Ceramics for SONAR Projectors

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

SONAR
Acoustics
Underwater
Textured
Piezoelectric
Ceramics
High Power
Projector
Transducer
Tonpilz
Relaxor
Langevin Sandwich
PZT
PMNT

File:

Download Shankar-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Joseph Meyer Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Russell Charles Burkhardt, Committee Member
Stephen Thompson, Committee Member
Daniel C Brown Jr., Committee Member