1 Introduction&L.E.Cross and W.Heywang 1
Part Ⅰ Basics and Materials 9
2 Basic Material Quartz and Related Innovations&A.Ballato 9
3 The Role of Ferroelectricity for Piezoelectric Materials&W.Wersing,W.Heywang,H.Beige,and H.Thomann 37
4 Piezoelectric PZT Ceramics&G.Helke and K.Lubitz 89
5 Relaxor Ferroelectrics&L.E.Cross 131
6 Piezoelectric Polymers and Their Applications&S.Bauer and F.Bauer 157
Part Ⅱ Applications and Innovations 181
7 Electromechanical Frequency Filters&W.Wersing and K.Lubitz 181
8 Ultrasonic Imaging&W.Wersing and R.Lerch 199
9 High Effective Lead Perovskite Ceramics and Single Crystals for Ultrasonic Imaging&Y.(J.)Yamashita and Y.Hosono 223
10 High-Power Ultrasound Transducers for Therapeutic Applications&D.Cathignol 245
11 Piezoelectric Motors and Transformers&K.Uchino 257
12 Piezoelectric Positioning&S.Arnold,P.Pertsch,and K.Spanner 279
13 Piezoelectric Injection Systems&R.Mock and K.Lubitz 299
14 Advanced RF Signal Processing with Surface Acoustic Waves on Piezoelectric Single Crystal Substrates&R.Veith,K.Wagner,and F.Seifert 311
15 Piezoelectric Films for Innovations in the Field of MEMS and Biosensors&P.Muralt 351
16 Piezoelectric Composites by Solid Freeform Fabrication:A Nature-Inspired Approach&A.Safari and E.K.Akdo？an 377
Part Ⅲ Characterisation Methods 403
17 Microstructural Analysis Based on Microscopy and X-Ray Diffraction&M.J.Hoffmann,H.Kungl,R.Theissmann,and S.Wagner 403
18 Small Signal Resonance Methods&W.Wersing 423
19 Large Signal Resonance and Laser Dilatometer Methods&A.Wolff 445
20 Ferroelastic Characterization of Piezoelectrics&T.Fett 457
Part Ⅳ Multiscale Modelling 471
21 First-Principles Theories of Piezoelectric Materials&R.E.Cohen 471
22 Thermodynamic Theory&G.A.Rossetti,Jr 493
23 Effective Medium Theories&W.Kreher 517
24 Finite-Element Modelling of Piezoelectric Actuators:Linear and Nonlinear Analyses&T.Steinkopff 535
Part Ⅴ The Future 553
25 Trends in Ferroelectric/Piezoelectric Ceramics&N.Setter 553
Index 571