Acoustic Waves in Cubic Crystals: Networks for Semiconducting Vibrators, and Applications to Gallium Arsenide.

Abstract

Some consequences of acoustic bulk wave propagation in piezoelectric semiconductors of class 4-bar 3m are investigated. Doubly rotated plate vibrators are considered, as are coupled modes and transmission line equivalent networks. It is shown how sensitive measurements of oxide films may be simply made in a nondestructive manner by use of such crystals as piezoelectric vibrators. Calculations are carried out using gallium arsenide as a typical compound. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA072764

Entities

People

  • Arthur D. Ballato
  • Charles D. Bosco

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Air Gaps
  • Birds
  • Charge Carriers
  • Chemistry
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Elastic Properties
  • Elastic Waves
  • Electronics
  • Films
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Semiconductors
  • Surface Acoustic Waves
  • Transmission Lines
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems