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Piezoelectricity. GLY 4200 – Lecture 3 –Fall, 2014. Pierre and Jacques Curie. Pierre and Jacques Curie discovered piezoelectricity in 1881. Piezoelectric Effect Diagram. Illustration of Piezoelectric Effect. Generation of current by compression. Lighting a Neon Bulb.
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Piezoelectricity GLY 4200 – Lecture 3 –Fall, 2014
Pierre and Jacques Curie • Pierre and Jacques Curie discovered piezoelectricity in 1881
Illustration of Piezoelectric Effect • Generation of current by compression
Lighting a Neon Bulb • Demonstration of piezoelectricity
Ion Generation • Cellophane is wrapped around nylon strings and pulled down • The strings repel each other • A gun, containing a piezoelectric crystal, is aimed at the string • Pulling the trigger causes the gun to emit positive ions • Negative ions are emitted when the trigger is released • When the trigger is released, the strings relax
Polarization • Pi = dijkσjk • where • Pi is the polarization vector, • dijk is the piezoelectric modulus, and • σjk is the stress tensor