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  2. Piezoelectric sensor - Wikipedia

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    A piezoelectric disk generates a voltage when deformed (change in shape is greatly exaggerated) A piezoelectric sensor is a device that uses the piezoelectric effect to measure changes in pressure, acceleration, temperature, strain, or force by converting them to an electrical charge. The prefix piezo-is Greek for 'press' or 'squeeze'. [1]

  3. Piezoelectric accelerometer - Wikipedia

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    Piezoelectric accelerometers are used in many different industries, environments, and applications - all typically requiring measurement of short duration impulses. Piezoelectric measuring devices are widely used today in the laboratory, on the production floor, and as original equipment for measuring and recording dynamic changes in mechanical ...

  4. Piezotronics - Wikipedia

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    In this case, when a force is applied at the free end of the nanowire to bend it, the piezopotential distribution will be perpendicular to the axis of the nanowire. The introduced piezoelectric field is perpendicular to electron transport direction, just like applying a gate voltage in the traditional field-effect transistor. Thus the electron ...

  5. Piezoelectricity - Wikipedia

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    Piezoelectric balance presented by Pierre Curie to Lord Kelvin, Hunterian Museum, Glasgow. Piezoelectricity (/ ˌ p iː z oʊ-, ˌ p iː t s oʊ-, p aɪ ˌ iː z oʊ-/, US: / p i ˌ eɪ z oʊ-, p i ˌ eɪ t s oʊ-/) [1] is the electric charge that accumulates in certain solid materials—such as crystals, certain ceramics, and biological matter such as bone, DNA, and various proteins—in ...

  6. Piezoelectric microelectromechanical systems - Wikipedia

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    A piezoelectric microelectromechanical system (piezoMEMS) is a miniature or microscopic device that uses piezoelectricity to generate motion and carry out its tasks. It is a microelectromechanical system that takes advantage of an electrical potential that appears under mechanical stress .

  7. Piezoresponse force microscopy - Wikipedia

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    In Pin Point PFM, the AFM tip does not contact the surface. The tip is halted at a height at which a predefined force threshold (a threshold at which piezoelectric response is optimal) is reached. At this height, the piezoelectric response is recorded before moving to the next point. In Pin Point mode, tip wear off is reduced significantly.

  8. Amplified piezoelectric actuator - Wikipedia

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    The space industry's interest in amplified piezoelectric actuators is due to the high power density of these actuators, high positioning accuracy, high reliability, and low power losses when used in quasistatic operation. Amplified piezoelectric actuators have no sliding parts due to the flexural hinges and do not require lubrication.

  9. Nanogenerator - Wikipedia

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    A piezoelectric nanogenerator is an energy-harvesting device capable of converting external kinetic energy into electrical energy via action by a nano-structured piezoelectric material. It is generally used to indicate kinetic energy harvesting devices utilizing nano-scaled piezoelectric material, like in thin-film bulk acoustic resonators. [20 ...