Drop Tower Characterization of Army Research Lab (ARL)-Fabricated Thin-Film Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) Transducers

Abstract

The report documents the characterization of the impulse response of piezoelectric thin-film transducers to low-impacts provided by a "ball-drop" apparatus and the effects of device size and annealing process on the impulse response. The specific piezoelectric thin-film transducers are 1-micron thick Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) films, as deposited by Army Research Laboratory's (ARL's) Sensors and Electronics Devices Directorate in support of Army Technology Objective Sensor, Warhead, and Fuzing Technology Integrated for Combined Effects (SWFTICE) during Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. Summary results are of low-yield for these specific lot fabrications, but iterative designs/fabrications are forthcoming from laboratory fabrication for further testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA559394

Entities

People

  • Michael C Allen
  • Stephen G. Cruit
  • Tracy D. Hudson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Films
  • Lead Zirconate Titanates
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Sine Waves
  • Standards
  • Thin Films
  • Titanates
  • Transducers
  • Waveforms
  • Waves
  • Zirconates

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems