| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9784063 | Materials Science and Engineering: B | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Potassium niobate (KNbO3) single crystals were grown by a top seed solution growth (TSSG) method. At first, the electric field was applied along [0Â 0Â 1]c (cubic notification system) direction of KNbO3 crystals to induce the engineered domain configurations into KNbO3 crystals. Prior to domain engineering, the piezoelectric properties of [0Â 0Â 1]c oriented KNbO3 single-domain crystals were measured. These measured values were completely consistent with the calculated apparent d31 and d32. Finally, the engineered domain configurations were induced into KNbO3 crystals. As a result, piezoelectric properties increased with decreasing domain sizes of the engineered domain configuration.
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Authors
S. Wada, K. Muraoka, H. Kakemoto, T. Tsurumi, H. Kumagai,