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Evaluation of polarization of embedded piezoelectrics by the thermal wave method
Gunnar Suchaneck1, Agnes Eydam, Wenguo Hu
1Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany. Gunnar.Suchaneck@tu-dresden.de
Abstract:
This work demonstrates the benefit of the thermal wave method for the evaluation of the polarization state of embedded piezoelectrics. Two types of samples were investigated: A low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC)/lead zirconate titanate (PZT) sensor-actuator and a macro-fiber composite (MFC) actuator. At modulation frequencies below 10 Hz, the pyroelectric response was governed by thermal losses to the embedding layers. Here, the sample behavior was described by a harmonically heated piezoelectric plate exhibiting heat losses to the environment characterized by a single thermal relaxation time.
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