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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Author -- Foreword by Professor Longtu Li -- Foreword by Professor Jürgen Rödel -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Fundamentals of Piezoelectricity -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Piezoelectric Effects and Related Equations -- 1.3 Ferroelectric Properties and Its Contribution to Piezoelectricity -- 1.4 Piezoelectric Parameters -- 1.4.1 Piezoelectric Constants -- 1.4.1.1 Piezoelectric Charge (Strain) Constant -- 1.4.1.2 Piezoelectric Voltage Coefficient (G-constant) -- 1.4.2 Piezoelectric Coupling Coefficient -- 1.4.3 Mechanical Quality Factor

1.5 Issues for Measuring Piezoelectric Properties -- 1.5.1 Measurement of Direct Piezoelectric Coefficient Using the Berlincourt Method -- 1.5.2 Measurement of Converse Piezoelectric Coefficient by Laser Interferometer -- 1.5.3 Resonance and Anti-resonance Method -- References -- Chapter 2 High-Performance Lead-Free Piezoelectrics -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 BaTiO3 -- 2.3 (K,Na)NbO3 -- 2.4 (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3 -- 2.5 BiFeO3 -- 2.6 Summary -- References -- Chapter 3 (K,Na)NbO3 System -- 3.1 Introduction of (K,Na)NbO3 -- 3.1.1 History of (K,Na)NbO3 -- 3.1.2 Crystal Structure and Phase Diagram

3.1.3 Current Development of KNN-Based Materials -- 3.2 Synthesis -- 3.2.1 Calcination -- 3.2.2 Sintering -- 3.2.2.1 Normal Sintering -- 3.2.2.2 Hot Pressing, Spark Plasma Sintering, and Microwave Sintering -- 3.2.3 Texturing -- 3.3 Approaches to Piezoelectricity Enhancement -- 3.3.1 Phase Engineering -- 3.3.1.1 O-T Phase Boundary -- 3.3.1.2 R-T Phase Boundary -- 3.3.2 Thermal Stability -- 3.3.3 Multiscale Heterogeneity -- 3.3.4 Poling Techniques -- 3.4 Fatigue and Mechanical Properties -- 3.4.1 Fatigue -- 3.4.2 Mechanical Properties -- 3.5 KNN Thin Films -- 3.5.1 Sol-Gel-Processed Films

3.5.2 KNN Films Prepared by Physical Methods -- 3.6 Single Crystals -- 3.7 Summary -- References -- Chapter 4 (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3 System -- 4.1 Introduction of BNT System -- 4.2 Extensive Research on Phase Diagram of (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3-BaTiO3 System -- 4.2.1 Relaxor or Antiferroelectric? -- 4.2.2 MPB and Complex Phase Structure -- 4.3 High Converse Piezoelectricity -- 4.3.1 Electric-Field-Induced Phase Transition -- 4.3.2 Ergodic and Nonergodic Relaxor -- 4.3.3 Modulation of Depolarization Temperature -- 4.3.3.1 Compositional Modification Approach -- 4.3.3.2 Composite Approach

4.3.3.3 Stress Approach -- 4.4 Thin Films -- 4.5 Single Crystals -- 4.6 High-Power Application -- 4.7 Summary and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 5 BaTiO3 System -- 5.1 Brief Introduction of History -- 5.2 BaTiO3-Based Ceramics and Single Crystals -- 5.2.1 Ceramics -- 5.2.2 Single Crystal -- 5.3 BaTiO3-Based Solid Solution Ceramics -- 5.3.1 (Ba,Ca)(Ti,Zr)O3 -- 5.3.2 (Ba,Ca)(Ti,Sn)O3 -- 5.3.3 (Ba,Ca)(Ti,Hf)O3 -- 5.4 Piezoelectricity Enhancement -- 5.4.1 Phase Engineering -- 5.4.2 Domain Engineering -- 5.4.3 Texturing -- 5.5 Key Issues of Sintering Processes

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