Lead-free self-focused piezoelectric transducers for viscous liquid ejection
✍ Scribed by K.W. Kwok; S.F. Hon; Dunmin Lin
- Book ID
- 104092873
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 557 KB
- Volume
- 168
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0924-4247
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✦ Synopsis
Self-focused piezoelectric transducers using lead-free (K 0.48 Na 0.48 Li 0.04 )(Nb 0.90 Sb 0.06 Ta 0.04 )O 3 piezoelectric ceramic have been fabricated for ejecting viscous liquids in the drop-on-demand mode. The lead-free piezoelectric ceramics, with a dense structure and good piezoelectric properties (d 33 = 230 pC/N and k t = 0.56) are prepared by an ordinary sintering technique, and are used to fabricate the driving and focusing elements (Fresnel zone plates) for the transducers. The Fresnel zone plate is a piezoelectric plate patterned with a series of annular electrodes on its surfaces, and the generated acoustic waves are focused by constructive interference. Our results show that the acoustic waves are effectively selffocused in glycerin (with a viscosity of 1400 mPa s), giving a high pressure at the liquid surface to eject droplets without a nozzle. Driven by a simple wave train comprising a series of sinusoidal voltages with an amplitude of 35 V, a frequency of 4.20 MHz and a duration of 1 ms, the transducer can eject glycerin droplets in the drop-on-demand mode.