Lead-free intravascular ultrasound transducer using BZT-50BCT ceramics

This paper reports the fabrication and evaluation of a high-frequency ultrasonic transducer based on a new lead-free piezoelectric material for intravascular imaging application. Lead-free 0.5Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-0.5(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO4(BZT-50BCT) ceramic with a high dielectric constant (~2800) was employed...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. - 1986. - 60(2013), 6 vom: 15. Juni, Seite 1272-6
1. Verfasser: Yan, Xingwei (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Lam, Kwok Ho, Li, Xiang, Chen, Ruimin, Ren, Wei, Ren, Xiaobing, Zhou, Qifa, Shung, K Kirk
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
Schlagworte:Letter Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Metals, Heavy