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This book systematizes data on the heterophase states and their evolution in perovskite-type ferroelectric solid solutions. It also provides a general interpretation of heterophase and domain structures on changing temperature, composition or electric field, as well as the complete analysis of interconnections domain structures, unit-cell parameters changes, heterophase structures  and stress relief. The description of numerous examples of heterophase states in lead-free ferroelectric solid solutions is also included. Domain state–interface diagrams put forward the interpretation of heterophase states in perovskite-type ferroelectric (FE) solid solutions and describe the stress relief in the presence of polydomain phases, the behavior of unit-cell parameters of coexisting phases, the effect of external electric field etc. This 2nd edition generalizes the results on the heterophase ferroelectric solid solutions and the stress relief and presents new results on heterophase/domain structures and phase contents in lead-free ferroelectric solid solutions.  .

Solutions, Solid. --- Materials. --- Magnetism. --- Chemistry. --- Structural Materials. --- Magnetism, Magnetic Materials. --- Electrochemistry. --- Applied and Technical Physics. --- Metallic Materials. --- Solid solutions --- Crystallization --- Solidification --- Physical sciences --- Mathematical physics --- Physics --- Electricity --- Magnetics --- Engineering --- Engineering materials --- Industrial materials --- Engineering design --- Manufacturing processes --- Materials --- Structural materials. --- Magnetic materials. --- Physics. --- Metals. --- Metallic elements --- Chemical elements --- Ores --- Metallurgy --- Natural philosophy --- Philosophy, Natural --- Dynamics --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Architectural materials --- Architecture --- Building --- Building supplies --- Buildings --- Construction materials --- Structural materials

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Electromechanical Properties in Composites Based on Ferroelectrics discusses the latest theoretical and experimental results on the effective electromechanical (piezoelectric, dielectric and elastic) properties in piezo-composites based on ferroelectrics. For the last decades, single-crystal, bulk ceramic and thin-film ferroelectrics have found a number of various applications as a result of their remarkable piezoelectric properties. Recent work in the field of smart materials demonstrates that both ferroelectricity and piezoelectricity represent an important link between solid state science and engineering. Electromechanical Properties in Composites Based on Ferroelectrics investigates the problem of prediction and non-monotonicity of the effective electromechanical properties in different two- and three-component composites based on ferroelectric ceramics and relaxor-ferroelectric single crystals. Central to the book is the analysis of interrelations between the electromechanical constants of the components, and the description of different analytical schemes for averaging the properties of these materials with different connectivity and microgeometrical characteristics. The book not only highlights the advantages of different methods for predicting the electromechanical properties and choosing the optimum components, but also demonstrates the non-trivial behavior of specific composite architectures and their parameters which are valuable for transducer, sensor, actuator, hydroacoustic, and other applications. Electromechanical Properties in Composites Based on Ferroelectrics is a valuable resource for engineers, researchers, and postgraduate students in the field of ferroelectric, piezoelectric and related materials. This book will be of benefit to all specialists looking to understand the detailed behavior and electromechanical response of advanced composite materials.

Composite materials. --- Composite materials --- Ferroelectric crystals --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Chemical & Materials Engineering --- Materials Science --- Applied Mathematics --- Electric properties --- Electromechanical analogies --- Ferroelectric crystals. --- Electric properties. --- Electromechanical analogies. --- Ferroelectrics --- Composites (Materials) --- Multiphase materials --- Reinforced solids --- Solids, Reinforced --- Two phase materials --- Engineering. --- Continuum mechanics. --- Materials science. --- Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials. --- Materials Science, general. --- Material science --- Physical sciences --- Mechanics of continua --- Elasticity --- Mechanics, Analytic --- Field theory (Physics) --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Materials --- Mechanics. --- Mechanics, Applied. --- Materials. --- Solid Mechanics. --- Engineering --- Engineering materials --- Industrial materials --- Engineering design --- Manufacturing processes --- Applied mechanics --- Engineering, Mechanical --- Engineering mathematics --- Classical mechanics --- Newtonian mechanics --- Physics --- Dynamics --- Quantum theory

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This book covers the topic of vibration energy harvesting using piezoelectric materials. Piezoelectric materials are analyzed in the context of their electromechanical coupling, heterogeneity, microgeometry and interrelations between electromechanical properties. Piezoelectric ceramics and composites based on ferroelectrics are advanced materials that are suitable for harvesting mechanical energy from vibrations using inertial energy harvesting which relies on the resistance of a mass to acceleration and kinematic energy harvesting which couples the energy harvester to the relative movement of different parts of a source. In addition to piezoelectric materials, research efforts to develop optimization methods for complex piezoelectric energy harvesters are also reviewed. The book is important for specialists in the field of modern advanced materials and will stimulate new effective piezotechnical applications.

Electrical Engineering --- Electrical & Computer Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Energy harvesting. --- Energy scavenging --- Harvesting, Energy --- Power harvesting --- Force and energy --- Power resources --- Optical materials. --- Renewable energy sources. --- Surfaces (Physics). --- Energy Harvesting. --- Optical and Electronic Materials. --- Renewable and Green Energy. --- Energy Systems. --- Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. --- Physics --- Surface chemistry --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Alternate energy sources --- Alternative energy sources --- Energy sources, Renewable --- Sustainable energy sources --- Renewable natural resources --- Agriculture and energy --- Optics --- Materials --- Electronic materials. --- Renewable energy resources. --- Energy systems. --- Materials science. --- Material science --- Physical sciences --- Electronic materials --- Electronics --- Materials.

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This proceedings volume presents selected and peer reviewed 50 reports of the 2015 International Conference on “Physics and Mechanics of New Materials and Their Applications” (Azov, Russia, 19-22 May, 2015), devoted to 100th Anniversary of the Southern Federal University, Russia. The book presents processing techniques, physics, mechanics, and applications of advanced materials. The book is concentrated on some nanostructures, ferroelectric crystals, materials and composites and other materials with specific properties. In this book are presented nanotechnology approaches, modern piezoelectric techniques, physical and mechanical studies of the structure-sensitive properties of the materials. A wide spectrum of mathematical and numerical methods is applied to the solution of different technological, mechanical and physical problems for applications. Great attention is devoted to novel devices with high accuracy, longevity and extended possibilities to work in a large scale of  temperatures and pressure ranges, aggressive media, etc. The characteristics of materials and composites with improved properties is shown, and new possibilities in studying of various physico-mechanical processes and phenomena are demonstrated.

Materials science. --- Semiconductors. --- Nanotechnology. --- Optical materials. --- Electronic materials. --- Materials Science. --- Optical and Electronic Materials. --- Nanotechnology and Microengineering. --- Materials --- Physics --- Mechanics --- Classical mechanics --- Newtonian mechanics --- Natural philosophy --- Philosophy, Natural --- Physical sciences --- Dynamics --- Quantum theory --- Engineering. --- Molecular technology --- Nanoscale technology --- High technology --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Optics --- Crystalline semiconductors --- Semi-conductors --- Semiconducting materials --- Semiconductor devices --- Crystals --- Electrical engineering --- Electronics --- Solid state electronics --- Electronic materials

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This book provides an overview of the current state of the art in novel piezo-composites based on ferroelectrics. Covering aspects ranging from theoretical materials simulation and manufacturing and characterization methods, to the application and performance of these materials, it focuses on the optimization of the material parameters. Presenting the latest findings on modern composites and highlighting the applications of piezoelectric materials for sensors, transducers and hydro-acoustics, the book addresses an important gap in the physics of active dielectrics and materials science and describes new trends in the research on ferroelectric composites.

Ceramics. --- Ceramic technology --- Industrial ceramics --- Keramics --- Building materials --- Chemistry, Technical --- Clay --- Magnetism. --- Optical materials. --- Microwaves. --- Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials. --- Magnetism, Magnetic Materials. --- Optical and Electronic Materials. --- Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering. --- Hertzian waves --- Electric waves --- Electromagnetic waves --- Geomagnetic micropulsations --- Radio waves --- Shortwave radio --- Optics --- Materials --- Mathematical physics --- Physics --- Electricity --- Magnetics --- Glass. --- Composites (Materials). --- Composite materials. --- Magnetic materials. --- Electronic materials. --- Optical engineering. --- Mechanical engineering --- Electronic materials --- Composites (Materials) --- Multiphase materials --- Reinforced solids --- Solids, Reinforced --- Two phase materials --- Amorphous substances --- Ceramics --- Glazing --- Electronics --- Materials.