Thermal-independent properties of PIN-PMN-PT single-crystal linear-array ultrasonic transducers

IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control. 2012 Dec;59(12):2777-84. doi: 10.1109/TUFFC.2012.2519.

Abstract

In this paper, low-frequency 32-element linear-array ultrasonic transducers were designed and fabricated using both ternary Pb(In(1/2)Nb(1/2))-Pb(Mg(1/3)Nb(2/3))-PbTiO(3) (PIN-PMN-PT) and binary Pb(Mg(1/3)Nb(2/3))-PbTiO(3) (PMNPT) single crystals. Performance of the array transducers was characterized as a function of temperature ranging from room temperature to 160°C. It was found that the array transducers fabricated using the PIN-PMN-PT single crystal were capable of satisfactory performance at 160°C, having a -6-dB bandwidth of 66% and an insertion loss of 37 dB. The results suggest that the potential of PIN-PMN-PT linear-array ultrasonic transducers for high-temperature ultrasonic transducer applications is promising.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Equipment Design
  • Hot Temperature
  • Lead / chemistry
  • Magnesium / chemistry
  • Materials Testing
  • Niobium / chemistry
  • Transducers*
  • Ultrasonography / instrumentation*

Substances

  • Niobium
  • Lead
  • Magnesium