Electric energy generation by shock compression of ferroelectric ceramics: normal-mode response of PZT 95/5

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 1975 · J. Appl. Phys., v. 46, no. 4, pp. 1519-1525

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.321803· OSTI ID:4103857

Lysne, P C; Percival, C M

Reproducible and predictable electrical pulses with peak powers of a few hundred kilowatts lasting for a few microseconds can be obtained from shock-wave compressed ferroelectrics. Impact-loading techniques are used to investigate the electromechanical response of poled specimens of a ferroelectric ceramic, PZT 95/ 5, to long-duration shock pulses. The experiments are conducted in the normal mode in which the shock propagation vector is perpendicular to the remanent polarization. Current histories are obtained as a function of load resistance for a fixed shock amplitude of 1.4 GPa, and few additional experiments investigate the stress dependence of the electrical response. A simple, though specific, model is developed that gives good agreement with observed results. The extension of this model to other materials and shock-loading conditions is discussed. (auth)

• Research Organization: Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-33-017663
• OSTI ID: 4103857
• Journal Information: J. Appl. Phys., v. 46, no. 4, pp. 1519-1525, Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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