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Lead Zirconium Titanate Sputtering Targets and Applications

Lead zirconium titanate is an inorganic compound. It is a ceramic perovskite material that shows a marked piezoelectric effect, meaning that the compound changes shape when an electric field is applied. Lead zirconium titanate is used in a number of practical applications such as ultrasonic transducers and piezoelectric resonators. Lead zirconium titanate was first developed around 1952 at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. It is composed of the elements lead and zirconium combined with the chemical compound titanate and was formed under extremely high temperatures. It is a white solid that is insoluble in all solvents. Lead zirconium titanate exhibit great sensitivity and have a high operating temperature. Due to its physical strength, chemical inertness, tailorability, and relatively inexpensive manufacture costs, it is one of the most commonly used piezo ceramics used in the industry. Lead zirconium titanate is known has the highest dielectric constant among advanced ceramic ma...