This book compiles original and new research studies conducted by various international experts and scientists working in diverse fields of piezoelectric materials and devices. It provides information about various applications of piezoelectric materials such as active and passive health monitors, pressure sensors, machining process, acoustic wave velocity measurements, among others. This book will be beneficial for researchers, professionals, academicians and students interested in gathering current information related to this field.

This book provides an illustrative elucidation on the functioning and applications of piezoelectric transducers. A piezoelectric transducer transforms electric signals into mechanical vibrations or vice versa by using the morphological alteration of a crystal which occurs on voltage application, or conversely by monitoring the voltage produced by a pressure applied on a crystal. This book describes state of the art research and advanced outcomes in this wide domain using original and innovative research studies presenting several investigation directions. This book is an outcome of...