Piezoceramic Materials and Devices

Piezoelectric materials and composites and also the devices based on them have found wide applications in the modern technologies. This new book drives the reader from the concepts and ideas in this scientific area to theoretical, model and experimental results obtained some internationally recognized research teams. It is a collection of seven comprehensive overview papers prepared by leading scientists in Russia in order to collect the involved expertise in the area of novel piezoelectric materials, composites and devices and also methods of their investigation.