Effect of shock front geometry on shock depolarization of Pb(Zr(0.52)Ti(0.48))O3 ferroelectric ceramics

Sergey I Shkuratov; Jason Baird; Evgueni F Talantsev

doi:10.1063/1.4732809

Effect of shock front geometry on shock depolarization of Pb(Zr(0.52)Ti(0.48))O3 ferroelectric ceramics

Rev Sci Instrum. 2012 Jul;83(7):074702. doi: 10.1063/1.4732809.

Authors

Sergey I Shkuratov¹, Jason Baird, Evgueni F Talantsev

Affiliation

¹ Loki Incorporated, Rolla, Missouri 65409, USA. shkuratov@lokiconsult.com

PMID: 22852707
DOI: 10.1063/1.4732809

Abstract

By use of experimentation, we detected a shock wave geometry effect on the depolarization of poled Pb(Zr(0.52)Ti(0.48))O(3) (PZT 52/48) ferroelectrics. It follows from the experimental results that shock front geometry is one of key parameters in the shock depolarization of PZT 52/48 ferroelectrics. This shock depolarization effect forms a fundamental limit to miniaturization of explosive-driven shock-wave ferroelectric generators (FEGs). Based on obtained experimental results, we developed miniature generators that reliably produce pulsed voltages exceeding 140 kV.