Glory of piezoelectric perovskites

Abstract

This article reviews the history of piezoelectric perovskites and forecasts future development trends, including Uchino’s discoveries such as the Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–PbTiO3 electrostrictor, Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3–PbTiO3 single crystal, (Pb, La)(Zr, Ti)O3 photostriction, and Pb(Zr, Ti)O3–Terfenol magnetoelectric composites. We discuss five key trends in the development of piezomaterials: performance to reliability, hard to soft, macro to nano, homo to hetero, and single to multi-functional.

Keywords

• piezoelectric perovskite
• electrostriction
• relaxor-pt single crystal
• photostriction
• magnetoelectric composite
• multi-functional effect
• pb-free piezoelectrics