IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON
ULTRASONICS,  FERROELECTRICS,
AND FREQUENCY CONTROL
A   PUBLICATION  OF  THE  IEEE  ULTRASONICS,  FERROELECTRICS  AND  FREQUENCY  CONTROL  SOCIETY
December 2007 VOLUME 54 NUMBER 12 ITUCER (ISSN 0885-3010)
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Table of Contents

 

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Information For Contributors. . .2411

 

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A Multimedia Example . . .2416
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Call for Papers: 2008 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium . . .2417

 

 

Special Issue on Applications of Ferroelectrics – Part I

 


SPECIAL ISSUE PAPERS

 

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Introduction to the Special Issue on Applications of Ferroelectrics – Part I
T. Tsurumi, A. J. Bell, P. G. Clem, A. Gruverman, A. Kholkin, S. B. Lang, S. Rhee, S. Trolier-McKinstry, and K. Uchiyama. . . 2418

 

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High Frequency Piezoelectric MEMS Ultrasound Transducers
I. G. Mina, H. Kim, I. Kim, S. K. Park, K. Choi, T. N. Jackson, R. L. Tutwiler, and S. Trolier-McKinstry. . . 2422

 

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Preparation of (001)-Oriented Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 Thin Films and Their Piezoelectric Applications
E. Fujii, R. Takayama, K. Nomura, A. Murata, T. Hirasawa, A. Tomozawa, S. Fujii, T. Kamada, and H. Torii. . . 2431

 

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A Highly Sensitive Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 Thin Film Ultrasonic Micro-Sensor with a Grooved Diaphragm
T. Matsushima, S. Xiong, H. Kawada, H. Yamanaka, and P. Muralt. . . 2439

 

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Evaluation on Mass Sensitivity of SAW Sensors for Different Piezoelectric Materials Using Finite-Element Analysis
A. Abdollahi, Z. Jiang, and S. A. Arabshahi. . . 2446

 

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Sputtering ZnO Films on Langasite and its SAW Properties
S. Wu, G.-J. Yan, M.-S. Lee, R. Ro, and K. I. Chen. . . 2456

 

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Fabrication and Characterization of Annular Thickness Mode Piezoelectric Micro Ultrasonic Transducers
R. A. Dorey, F. Dauchy, D. Wang, and R. Berriet. . . 2462

 

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Mechanical and Electromechanical Properties of PMNT Single Crystals for Naval Sonar Transducers
L. M. Ewart, E. A. McLaughlin, H. C. Robinson, J. J. Stace, and A. Amin. . . 2469

 

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Characterization of Flux-Grown PZN-PT Single Crystals for High-Performance Piezo Devices
L. C. Lim, K. K. Rajan, and J. Jin. . . 2474

 

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Optimized Pyroelectric Properties of 0-3 Composites of PZT Particles in Polyurethane Doped with Lithium Perchlorate
B. Ploss and M. Krause. . . 2479

 

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Temperature Dependence of Piezoelectric Properties for Textured SBN Ceramics
M. Kimura, H. Ogawa, D. Kuroda, T. Sawada, Y. Higuchi, H. Takagi, and Y. Sakabe. . . 2482

 

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DC Bias-Dependent Shift of the Resonance Frequencies in BST Thin Film Membranes
A. Noeth, T. Yamada, V. O. Sherman, P. Muralt, A. K. Tagantsev, and N. Setter. . . 2487

 

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Phase-Transition Temperatures and Piezoelectric Properties of (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3-(Bi1/2Li1/2)TiO3-(Bi1/2K1/2)TiO3 Lead-Free Ferroelectric Ceramics
Y. Hiruma, H. Nagata, and T. Takenaka. . . 2493

 

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High-Power Piezoelectric Characteristics of Textured Bismuth Layer Structured Ferroelectric Ceramics
H. Ogawa, S. Kawada, M. Kimura, K. Shiratsuyu, and Y. Sakabe. . . 2500

 

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Preparation and Characterization of yBiGaO3-(1–x–y)BiScO3-xPbTiO3 Piezoelectric Ceramics
Y. Jiang, B. Qin, Y. Chen, W. Huang, Y. Zhao, Y. Jiang, D. Xiao, and J. Zhu. . . 2505

 

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Sintering and Piezoelectric Properties of KNN Ceramics Doped with KZT
J. Ryu, J.-J. Choi, B.-D. Hahn, D.-S. Park, W.-H. Yoon, and K.-Y. Kim. . . 2510

 

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Field-Induced Strain Behavior for Potassium Sodium Bismuth Titanate Ceramics
J. F. Carroll, III, D. A. Payne, Y. Noguchi, and M. Miyayama. . . 2516

 

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Novel HDD-Type SNDM Ferroelectric Data Storage System Aimed at High-Speed Data Transfer with Single Probe Operation
Y. Hiranaga, T. Uda, Y. Kurihashi, K. Tanaka, and Y. Cho. . . 2523

 

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Piezoelectric Gate for a Two-Dimensional Electron System Transport in LiNbO3-GaAs/AlGaAs Sandwich Structures
O. A. Korotchenkov, O. I. Polovina, and V. V. Kurylyuk. . . 2529

 

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Key Integration Technologies for Nanoscale FRAMs
D. J. Jung, H.-H. Kim, and K. Kim. . . 2535

 

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Temperature Dependence of Dielectric Permittivity of Perovskite-Type Artificial Superlattices
H. Kinbara, T. Harigai, H. Kakemoto, S. Wada, and T. Tsurumi. . . 2541

 

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Effects of Rapid Thermal Annealing on Nucleation, Growth, and Properties of Lead Zirconate Titanate Films
J. Lu, Y. Zhang, T. Ikehara, T. Mihara, and R. Maeda. . . 2548

 

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Electron Emission from Ferroelectric Thin Films Enhanced by the Presence of 90° Ferroelectric Domains
G. Suchaneck, V. S. Vidyarthi, G. Gerlach, A. V. Solnyshkin, and I. L. Kislova. . . 2555

 

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Piezoelectric Properties of (K,Na)NbO3 Thin Films Deposited on (001)SrRuO3/Pt/MgO Substrates
I. Kanno, T. Mino, S. Kuwajima, T. Suzuki, H. Kotera, and K. Wasa. . . 2562

 

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Diffusion Properties of Point Defects in Barium Strontium Titanate Thin Films
K. Morito, T. Suzuki, H. Kishi, I. Sakaguchi, N. Ohashi, and H. Haneda. . . 2567

 

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Preferred Crystal Orientation of Sol-Gel-Derived Bi4-xLaxTi3O12 Thin Films on Silicon Substrates
T. Tajiri, K. Sumitani, R. Haruki, and A. Kohno. . . 2574

 

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Improvement in Dielectric and Tunable Properties of Fe-Doped Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 Thin Films Grown by Pulsed-Laser Deposition
J. Gong, J. Cheng, W. Zhu, S. Yu, W. Wu, and Z. Meng. . . 2579

 

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Ferroelectric BiFeO3-PbTiO3 Thin Films on Pt/Si Substrates
M. A. Khan, T. P. Comyn, and A. J. Bell. . . 2583
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Effect of Sintering Temperature on the Properties of Modified Mechanical Alloyed CaCu3Ti4O12
S. D. Hutagalung, O. L. Ying, and Z. A. Ahmad. . . 2587

 

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Excellent Ferroelectricity of Thin Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride-Trifluoroethylene) Copolymer Films and Low Voltage Operation of Capacitors and Diodes
S. Fujisaki, Y. Fujisaki, and H. Ishiwara. . . 2592

 

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Relaxor Behavior in Ba(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 New Solid Solution
X. Long and Z.-G. Ye. . . 2595

 

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Raman Scattering Study of Ca-Modified Lead Titanate
K. Kato, S. Tsukada, J. Kano, T. Yamamoto, and S. Kojima. . . 2599

 

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Low Temperature Preparation of Bismuth-Related Ferroelectrics Powder and Thin Films by Hydrothermal Synthesis
N. T. Tho, A. Inoue, M. Noda, and M. Okuyama. . . 2603

 

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Thermal Diffusivity by Laser Intensity Modulation Method (LIMM-TD): A Novel Technique for the Determination of Thermal Diffusivities and Conductivities and Its Application to Porous PZT and Silica Samples
S. B. Lang, E. Ringgaard, S. Muensit, X. Wu, J. C. Lashley, and Y.-W. Wong. . . 2608

 

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Enhanced Tunable Characteristics of the Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-NaTaO3 Relaxor-Type System
M. Spreitzer, J. König, B. Jancar, and D. Suvorov. . . 2617

 

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Raman Spectroscopy and X-ray Diffraction Studies of Stress Effects in PbTiO3 Thin Films
A. Bartasyte, O. Chaix-Pluchery, J. Kreisel, J. Santiso, S. Margueron, M. Boudard, C. Jiménez, A. Abrutis, and F. Weiss. . . 2623

 

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Dynamical Properties of the Relaxor Ferroelectric 0.71Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.29PbTiO3 Probed by Brillouin and Raman Scattering
S. Tsukada, Y. Ike, J. Kano, S. Kojima, T. Sekiya, Y. Shimojo, and R. Wang. . . 2632

 

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Effects of La Concentration on the Structural and Dielectric Properties of 0.57BiFeO3-0.43PbTiO3 Crystalline Solutions
J. Chen, J. Cheng, S. Yu, D. Jin, Z. Meng. . . 2637

 

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Influence of Antiferromagnetic Ordering on Ferroelectric Polarization Switching of YMnO3 Epitaxial Thin Films
K. Maeda, T. Yoshimura, and N. Fujimura. . . 2641

 

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Growth, Structure, and Properties of BiFeO3-BiCrO3 Films Obtained by Dual Cross Beam PLD
R. Nechache, C. Harnagea, L. Gunawan, L.-P. Carignan, C. Maunders, D. Ménard, G. A. Botton, and A. Pignolet. . . 2645


 

Regular Issue

 


REGULAR ISSUE PAPERS

 
 

Medical Ultrasound

 

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Angular Strain Estimation Method for Elastography
U. Bae and Y. Kim. . . 2653

 

Physical Acoustics

 

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Thickness Resonances Dispersion Characteristics of a Lossy Piezoceramic Plate with Electrodes of Arbitrary Conductivity
A. A. Mezheritsky and A. V. Mezheritsky. . . 2662
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Squeeze Film Effect for the Design of an Ultrasonic Tactile Plate
M. Biet, F. Giraud, and B. Lemaire-Semail. . . 2678

 

REGULAR ISSUE CORRESPONDENCE

 

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High Q-factor Distributed Bragg Reflector Resonators with Reflectors of Arbitrary Thickness
J. M. le Floch, M. E. Tobar, D. Cros, and J. Krupka. . . 2689

 

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Internal Dielectric Transduction: Optimal Position and Frequency Scaling
D. Weinstein and S. A. Bhave. . . 2696

 

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Frequency-Temperature Behavior of Langasite Rectangular Beam Resonators Vibrating in Length Extension
F. Sthal, E. Bigler, J. Maisonnet, and R. Bourquin. . . 2699

 

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On the Notations of the Nonlinear Theory of Electroelasticity
J. Yang. . . 2702

 

REGULAR ISSUE ERRATA

 

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Errata for "Full Solution, for Crystal Class 3m, of the Holland-EerNisse Complex Material-Constant Theory of Lossy Piezoelectrics for Harmonic Time Dependence"
J. C. Piquette and E. A. McLaughlin. . . 2705

 

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Index. . .2706