Types, Characteristics and Applications of CoreMorrow PZT Piezo Ceramics
1.
Low Voltage Piezo Stacks
Low voltage piezo stacks have excellent performance and long service life, suitable for scientific experiments and industrial applications. Piezo stacks include both square and ring shape structures, with multiple sizes and displacements to meet the needs of different applications. Special insulation material ensures maximum output of dynamic performance under severe conditions. piezo stacks are compact and easy to integrate.
Characteristics
Square stack and ring stack structure
Driving voltage 0~150V
Max. displacement up to 50μm
Blovking force up to 20000N
Long service life
Small size, easy to integrate
Vacuum and low temperature version available
Custom version available
Applications
Laser cavity tuning
Precision positioning
Piezo dispensing valve
Fiber stretching
Active vibration control
Phase shifter/phase modulator
Piezo deformable mirror
2.
High Voltage Piezo Stack
Characteristics
Square stack and ring stack structure
Exellent dynamics
Driving voltage 0~500V/1000V
Max. displacement up to 130μm
Blocking force up to 50000N
0~0.5mm monolayer thickness
100nF/cm³ El. capacitance
CTE +2ppm/°C
Custom version available
Applications
Nanopositioning
Active vibration control
Vibration isolation platform
Semiconductor processing test
Optical adjustment
Cavity tuning
Shock Wave
Large load applications, etc
3.
Low Voltage Piezo Plate/Ring Actuator/Stack
Sheet-shaped piezoelectric ceramics are square or ring sheets with a standard thickness of 2mm. The maximum displacement of a single chip can reach 3.3 μm. The material is PZT5A.
Stacked piezoelectric ceramics are used after stacking multiple piezoelectric ceramic sheets and welding common electrodes. The height is freely selected. The displacement after stacking is the total displacement of each sheet, and the maximum can reach 326.7μm. Customized UHV version, withstand voltage up to 10-10torr=1.33×10-10mbar.
Characteristics
Square plate, ring plate or square stack , ring stack
Driving voltage 0~60V/150V/200V
Stack displacement up to 326.7μm
Blocking force up to 9450N
Operating temperature up to 200°C
Custom version available
Applications
Nanopositioning
Active vibration control
Semiconductor processing test
Optical adjustment
Cavity tuning
Fiber stretching
Piezo dispensing valve, etc
4.
Piezo Bender
Characteristics
Square plate and ring plate available
Unidirectional or bidirectional bending motion
Unipolar and bipolar control modes
Driving voltage ±100V or 200V
Max. displacement up to ±1490μm
Resonant frequency up to 6900Hz
Max. operating temperature 150°C
Custom version available
Applications
Beam deflection
Semiconductor technology
Active damping
Liquidometer
Optical fiber scanning
Optical fiber cutting
5.
Piezo Shear Actuator/Stack
Characteristics
Bipolar use
Driving voltage ±320V
Shear motion
Single shear displacement up to 1.5μm
Resonant frequency up to 1750kHz
Can be stacked into large displacement or XYZ 3 axes, single-axis stroke up to 6 µm
Custom version available
Applications
Fiber optic adjustment
Fiber end detection
Precise positioning
Cavity tuning
Piezo motor, etc.
6.
Ultrasonic/Monolayer Piezo Ceramic
Characteristics
Square plate, round plate, circular plate and tube available
Driving voltage up to 1kV/mm
Nanoscale displacement
Resonant frequency range 100k~6.6MHz
Low electrostatic capacity
Custom version available
Applications
Ultrasonic vibration
Sensor
Transducer
Ultrasonic cleaning
Medical imaging
NDT non-destructive testing, etc
7.
Piezo Tube Scanners
Characteristics
Piezo tube
Driving voltage is ±264V
Scanning range up to 114μm
Z-displacement up to 12μm
Can be used in low temperature and vacuum environment
Custom version available
Applications
Scanning probe
Microscope
Fiber stretching
Beam scanning
Optical fiber scanning, etc.
8.
Piezo Ceramic Fibers
Characteristics
Outer diameter 105μm, 250μm, 800μm, customizable
Typical length is 75mm and 150mm
PZT5A SP505(Navy type II) available
Provided not poled and not electroded
Applications
Acoustic sensor
Microbrake
Flowmeter, etc.
9.
Ultrasonic Composites
Characteristics
Three types: Dice & Fill, 1-3 Random Fiber, 1-3 Regular Fiber
Size can be up to 10cm×10cm, larger or curved type can be customized
Frequency 80kHz~15MHz
Fill factor range is 15%~80%
Gold, copper-tin electrode available
Operating temperature 95°C, can be customized 130°C
Applications
NDT non-destructive testing
Medical ultrasound
Flow control and measurement
Phased array transducer
SONAR single element transducer
General underwater ultrasound applications
Air ultrasonic transducer
10.
MFC Macro Fiber Composite
The Macro Fiber Composite (MFC) is the leading low-profile actuator and sensor offering high performance, flexibility and reliability in a cost-competitive device. Since then, the MFC has been continuously improved and customized to fit customers' specific needs and to meet the requirements for new applications.
As actuators, MFC's displacement is up to several hundreds micrometer, blocking force up to 693N. As sensors, charge quantity generated is related to vibration amplitude, frequency, etc. Output voltage is up to several volts, even 10V, 20V or higher. Output current is μA level.
Characteristics
Driving voltage is -500V~1500V
Maximum displacement can be up to 147μm
Flexible, durable and reliable
Directional actuation and sensing
Damage-tolerant
Conforms to surfaces
Readily embeddable
Environmentally sealed package
Increased strain actuator efficiency
Available as elongator (d33 mode) and contractor (d31 mode)
Material: PZT5A, oiptional PMN-PT, PZN-PT available
Custom version available
Applications
Vibration control of cantilever beam
Radar antenna
Vibration-power Generating
Bionics
De-Icing of composite airplane wings and structures