Abstract
A new actuator device is proposed using semiconductive ferroelectric ceramics. This device is a single-plate actuator capable of bending equivalently to a bimorph. A significant difference is simple structure named as a 'monomorph' as compared with a multi-stacked type in the bimorph. The bend in the monomorph device is realized by non-uniform electric field distribution in the piezoelectric ceramics, through the semiconductor-metal contact effect (Schottky barrier).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 722-725 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Yogyo Kyokai Shi/Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan |
Volume | 95 |
Issue number | 7 |
State | Published - Jan 1 1987 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Engineering(all)