Measurement of piezoelectric coefficients of lead zirconate titanate thin films by strain-monitoring pneumatic loading method

Gun Tae Park, Jong Jin Choi, Jungho Ryu, Huiqing Fan, Hyoun Ee Kim

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Abstract

A method to simultaneously measure the longitudinal (d33) and transverse (d31) piezoelectric coefficients of a lead zirconate titanate (PZT) thin film was developed. This system was based on the pneumatic loading method but was modified to monitor the radial strain when a pressurized gas was introduced into the chamber. The results of the bulk piezoelectric material measured by this system coincided with that measured by both the Berlincourt method and the resonance method. The effective d33 and the real d31 of the PZT thin film fabricated by the sol-gel multiple coating method, and poled at 300kV/cm were 125 and -60pC/N, respectively. The real d33 estimated upon considering the constraints by the silicon substrate was 180pC/N.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4606-4608
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume80
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Jun 2002
Externally publishedYes

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