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Rev Sci Instrum. 2017 Sep;88(9):095004. doi: 10.1063/1.4986771.

Parametric modeling of wideband piezoelectric polymer sensors: Design for optoacoustic applications.

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A Fernández Vidal, L Ciocci Brazzano, C L Matteo, P A Sorichetti, M G González

Affiliations

  1. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ingeniería, Grupo de Láser, Óptica de Materiales y Aplicaciones Electromagnéticas (GLOMAE), Paseo Colón 850, C1063ACV, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

PMID: 28964203 DOI: 10.1063/1.4986771

Abstract

In this work, we present a three-dimensional model for the design of wideband piezoelectric polymer sensors which includes the geometry and the properties of the transducer materials. The model uses FFT and numerical integration techniques in an explicit, semi-analytical approach. To validate the model, we made electrical and mechanical measurements on homemade sensors for optoacoustic applications. Each device was implemented using a polyvinylidene fluoride thin film piezoelectric polymer with a thickness of 25 μm. The sensors had detection areas in the range between 0.5 mm

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