Tailoring Multiphase and Composite Ceramics pp 445-454 | Cite as

Composite Piezoelectric Sensors

A hydrophone is an underwater microphone or transducer used to detect underwater sound. The sensitivity of a hydrophone is determined by the voltage that is produced by a hydrostatic pressure wave. The hydrostatic voltage coefficient, gh, relates the electric field appearing across a transducer to the applied hydrostatic stress, and is therefore a useful parameter for evaluating piezoelectric materials for use in hydrophones. Another piezoelectric coefficient frequently used is the hydrostatic strain coefficient, dh, which describes the polarization resulting from a change in hydrostatic stress. The gh coefficient is related to the dh coefficient by the relative permittivity (K): gh = dh/ɛoK, where ɛo is the permittivity of free space.
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