The piezoelectric effect

Author

Lewis, TJ

Author_Institution

Sch. of Informatics, Univ. of Wales, Bangor, UK

fYear

2005

fDate

16-19 Oct. 2005

Firstpage

717

Lastpage

720

Abstract

In spite of the successful production of a variety of piezoelectric devices, the true origin of the piezoelectric effect is often obscure and the devices not necessarily optimised. Consideration of the underlying electromechanical physics of the phenomenon shows that it is closely associated with double layers of nanometric dimension generated in the dielectric as a result of poling action. Since double layers appear in a wide range of dielectric situations, piezoelectric action can be expected in liquids as well as solids and in fields ranging from microelectronics to biology. The significance of the piezoelectric double layer as a nanometric electromechanical (NEM) device and its role in nano-dielectrics and in biology is emphasised.

Keywords

dielectric materials; dielectric polarisation; micromechanical devices; nanostructured materials; piezoelectric devices; piezoelectricity; biology; double layer; microelectronic; nanodielectrics; nanometric electromechanical device; piezoelectric device; piezoelectric effect; poling action; Counting circuits; Crystalline materials; Electrodes; Ferroelectric materials; Nanobioscience; Nanoscale devices; Piezoelectric devices; Piezoelectric effect; Piezoelectric materials; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 2005. CEIDP '05. 2005 Annual Report Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9257-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEIDP.2005.1560783

Filename

1560783