Analysis of Piezoelectric Structures and Devices

This edited work covers piezoelectric materials in the form of beams, plates, shells, and other structural components in modern devices and structures. Applications are frequency control and detection functions in resonators, sensors, actuators, oscillations, and other smart and intelligent structures. The products and technology are with us in our daily life through computers and communication devices.The contributions cover novel methods for the analysis of piezoelectric structures including wave propagation, high frequency vibration, material characterization, and optimization of structures. Understanding of these methods is increasingly important in the design and modelling of next generation devices and micro-structures with piezoelectric elements and effects.

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Editors: Daining Fang, Beijing University; Ji Wang, Ningbo University; Weiqiu Chen, Zhejiang University.

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1. Piezoelectric Power/Energy Harvesters, Yuantai Hu, Huan Xue, and Hongping Hu, Huzhong University of Science and Technology, China2. A Two-dimensional Analysis of Surface Acoustic Waves in Finite Piezoelectric Plates, Ji Wang, Rongxing Wu, Jianke Du, Ningbo University, China3. Wave Characteristics in the Functionally Graded Piezoelectric Waveguides: Legendre Polynomial Approach, Jiangong Yu, Henan Polytechnic University, China4. Non-uniform Actuation of Plates and Shells with Piezoelectric and Photostrictive Skew-quad Actuator Design, J. Jiang, H. H. Yue, Z. Q. Deng, and H. S. Tzou, Zhejiang University, China5. Structural Theories of Multiferroic Plates and Shells, C. L. Zhang and Weiqiu Chen, Zhejiang University, China6. Radial Vibration Analysis of Layered Piezoelectric Cylindrical and Spherical Structures as Sensors and Actuators, H. M. Wang, Zhejiang University, China7. One Type of Transverse Surface Waves in Piezoelectrically Layered Solids for Electro-acosutic Devices, Zhenghua Qian (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan) and Feng Jin (Xi'an Jiaotogn University, China)8. Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of Force-frequency and Electroelastic Effects of Thickness M0de Langasite Resonators, Haifeng Zhang, University of North Texas, USA