Piezoelectrics and other related materials and composites have wide applications in modern science and technology. Tremendous interest is also connected with piezoelectric technology used in processing novel micro- and nanoscale devices. This book presents chapters prepared by internationally recognised teams in the field of theoretical, model and experimental methods.
Preface; Ferroelectrics, Relaxors, Multiferroics with Different Thermodynamic Prehistory; Local Atomic, Electronic & Magnetic Structure Around Dopant Atoms in AlN:Cu,ZnO:C Nanorods & GaN: Mn Thin Films; Finite-Element Based Comparative Investigation of Sandwich Design & Membrane-Type PZT Hydrophones with Perforated Damping Back-plate for Underwater Applications; Methods for Determination of the Piezoelectric Coefficient of Piezoceramic Materials in Terms of Parameters of an Equivalent Circuit of a Piezoelement; Recent Advances in Medical Ultrasound; To Issue on Development of Piezoelectric Devices on Surface Acoustic Waves.