Research

Plucked piezoelectric bimorphs for energy Harvesting applications

Mechanical properties of a 3C-SiC film between room temperature and 600°C

Silicon carbide (SiC) is widely recognized as the leading candidate to replace silicon in micro-electro-mechanical systems devices operating in harsh environments. In this work, cantilevers and bridges in SiC are designed, fabricated and evaluated …

Design, fabrication, and testing of 3C-SiC sensors for high temperature applications

Mechanical Properties of Polycrystalline 3C-SiC Films between Room Temperature and 600 °C

Silicon carbide (SiC) is widely recognised as the leading candidate to replace silicon inMicro ElectroMechanicalSystems (MEMS) operating in harsh environments. In thiswork, cantilevers and bridges in polySiCare designed, fabricated and evaluated …

Mechanical properties of poly crystalline 3C-SiC heteroepitaxial layers

Silicon carbide (SiC) is widely recognised as the leading candidate to replace silicon in Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) devices operating in harsh environments. In this work, cantilevers and bridges in SiC are designed, fabricated and …

Selection of the Optimum Offset Ink Set for Colour Digital Image Reproduction by Gamut Matching

Piezoelectric Materials

Chapter contributed to the book Smart Technologies, World Scientific.

Piezoelectric modelling for an impact actuator

Amplification techniques for piezoelectric actuation are briefly reviewed and an unlatching impact piezo-actuator then proposed. In such a device, a piezoelectric multilayer has the function of imparting kinetic energy to a mass connected to an …

Piezoelectric actuators in micropositioning

Micromachines can be built only with the aid of other machines that have micropositioning abilities. Fast and precise positioning devices are needed to increase reliability and speed in the production of the miniaturized devices. Intensive research …

Unlatching Piezoelectric Actuators

Piezoelectric multilayer actuators have long established their supremacy in precise positioning applications. Apart from very accurate position control, piezoelectric actuators provide fast actuation with low energy requirements; these valuable …