Advanced Piezoelectric Materials: Science and Technology, Second Edition, provides revised, expanded, and updated content suitable for those researching piezoelectric materials or using them to develop new devices in areas such as microelectronics, optical, sound, structural, and biomedical engineering.

Three new chapters cover multilayer technologies with base-metal internal electrodes, templated grain growth preparation techniques for manufacturing piezoelectric single crystals, and piezoelectric MEMS technologies. Chapters from the first edition have been revised in order to provide up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of developments in the field.

Part One covers the structure and properties of a range of piezoelectric materials. Part Two details advanced manufacturing processes for particular materials and device types, including three new chapters. Finally, Part Three covers materials development for three key applications of piezoelectric materials.

Dr. Kenji Uchino is a pioneer in piezoelectric actuators, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Penn State University, and Director of the International Center for Actuators and Transducers. He has authored 550 papers, 54 books and 26 patents in the ceramic actuator area.

1. The development of piezoelectric materials

Part I Piezoelectric materials 2. Lead zirconate titanate-based piezo-ceramics 3. Relaxor ferroelectric-based ceramics 4. Lead-free piezo-ceramics 5. Quartz-based piezoelectric materials 6. Lithium niobate and lithium tantalate-based piezoelectric materials 7. Single crystal PZN-PT, PMN-PT, PSN-PT and PIN-PT-based piezoelectric materials 8. Electroactive polymers as piezoelectric materials 9. Piezoelectric composite materials

Part II Preparation methods and applications 10. Manufacturing methods for piezoelectric ceramic materials 11. Multilayer technologies for piezo-ceramic materials 12. Multilayer technologies with base-metal internal electrodes 13. Templated grain growth preparation techniques for manufacturing piezoelectric single crystals 14. Thin film PZT technologies for manufacturing piezoelectric materials 15. Piezoelectric MEMS technologies 16. Aerosol techniques for manufacturing piezoelectric materials 17. Manufacturing technologies for piezoelectric transducers

Part III Application oriented materials development 18. High power piezoelectric materials 19. Photostrictive actuators using piezoelectric materials 20. The performance of piezoelectric materials under stress