Original Articles
R. Gowri Shankar Rao* and N. K
Abstract
Lead Zirconate Titanate [Pb ZrxTi1-x]O3 ((0≤x≤1) - is an intermetallic inorganic piezoelectric material have been the subject of active research in recent years because of its remarkable applications in many field like microelectromechanical (MEMS) and nano-electromechanical (NEMS) devices. PZT is a metallic oxide based piezoelectric material developed by scientists at the Tokyo Institute of Technology around 1952. In comparison to the previously discovered metallic oxide based piezoelectric material Barium Titanate (BaTiO3), PZT materials exhibit greater sensitivity and have a higher operating temperature. PZT based materials are components of ultrasound transducers and ceramic capactitors. Ceramics also exhibit certain extremely useful magnetic and electronic properties that provide for a very wide range of possible applications.