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Electromechanical Properties in Composites Based on Ferroelectrics

  • Fills a gap in piezoelectric materials science and describes new trends in the research of heterogeneous materials with ferro- and piezo-active components
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Engineering Materials and Processes (EMP)

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About this book

“Electromechanical Properties in Composites Based on Ferroelectrics” investigates the problem of prediction and non-monotonicity of the effective electromechanical (piezoelectric, dielectric and elastic) properties in two- and three-component composites based on ferroelectric ceramics and relaxor-ferroelectric single crystals. The book analyzes the interrelations between the electromechanical constants of the components, and describes the different analytical schemes for averaging the properties of these materials with different connectivity and microgeometrical characteristics. The book highlights the advantages of different methods for predicting the electromechanical properties and choosing the optimum components, and demonstrates the non-trivial behavior of specific composite architectures and the parameters of value for engineering applications. The book is of benefit to all specialists looking to understand the detailed behavior and electromechanical response of advanced composite materials.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation

    Vitaly Yuryevich Topolov

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Design, University of Bath, Bath, UK

    Christopher R. Bowen

About the authors

Vitaly Yuryevich Topolov is Professor of the Department of Physics at the Southern Federal University (Rostov-on-Don, Russia). His research interests include heterogeneous ferroelectrics, smart materials, domain and heterophase structures, as well as electromechanical effects in ferroelectrics and related materials. Dr. V. Yu. Topolov has been included in the list of Active Russian Scientists whose papers have been cited over 100 times in periodicals from 2000 to 2006.

Christopher Rhys Bowen is a Reader at the University of Bath, UK. The research interests of Dr. C. R. Bowen are concerned with functional ceramics, including ferroelectric ceramics and composites for modern sensors and actuators, as well as with manufacturing and characterization of these materials.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Electromechanical Properties in Composites Based on Ferroelectrics

  • Authors: Vitaly Yuryevich Topolov, Christopher R. Bowen

  • Series Title: Engineering Materials and Processes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-000-5

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-84800-999-8Published: 04 November 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-84996-813-3Published: 22 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-84882-000-5Published: 20 October 2008

  • Series ISSN: 1619-0181

  • Series E-ISSN: 2365-0761

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 202

  • Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Solid Mechanics, Materials Science, general

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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