Search for dissertations about: "Piezoelectricity"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the word Piezoelectricity.
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1. A Theoretical Study of Piezoelectricity, Phase Stability, and Surface Diffusion in Disordered Multicomponent Nitrides
Abstract : Disordered multicomponent nitride thin film can be used for various applications. The focus of this Licentiate Thesis lies on the theoretical study of piezoelectric properties, phase stability and surface diffusion in multifunctional hard coating nitrides using density functional theory (DFT). READ MORE
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2. Computational Studies of Poly(vinylidene fluoride)
Abstract : Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) is a versatile material with numerous applications, both potential and realized, in many industrial sectors. The extent of applications, ranging from cable and wire products, to sensors for the monitoring of respiration and heart-rate in medicine, indicates on the level of interest the materials science community has for this material. READ MORE
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3. Dynamic Anisotropic and Piezoelectric Plate Equations - A Power Series Approach with Recursion Relations among the Expansion Functions
Abstract : The subject of this thesis is dynamics of plates. Both anisotropic elastic plates, piezoelectric plates, thin piezoelectric layers on elastic plates and elastic laminates are considered. Piezoelectric materials are often used in sensors and actuators and common applications for these are vibration control and ultrasonic transducers. READ MORE
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4. Dynamic Equations for Spherical, Orthotropic and Piezoelectric Cylindrical Shells Using the Power Series Method
Abstract : Shells are commonly used in many branches of engineering, and have therefore beeninvestigated for a number of different types of shells. A shell is considered to be curved aplate with small thickness compared both to the other geometrical dimensions as well asto the wavelengths of importance. READ MORE
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5. Development of Zinc Oxide Piezoelectric Nanogenerators for Low Frequency Applications
Abstract : Energy harvesting using piezoelectric nanomaterials provides an opportunity for advancement towards self-powered systems. Self-powered systems are a new emerging technology, which allows the use of a system or a device that perform a function without the need for external power source like for example, a battery or any other type of source. READ MORE