Piezoelectric Materials Database
The Piezoelectric materials database, included in the Acoustics Module, MEMS Module, and Structural Mechanics Module, contains the following materials:
Material
Barium Sodium Niobate
Barium Titanate
Barium Titanate (poled)
Lithium Niobate
Lithium Tantalate
Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT-2), (PZT-4), (PZT-4D), (PZT-5A), (PZT-5H), (PZT-5J), (PZT-7A), and (PZT-8)
Quartz LH (1949 IRE), RH (1949 IRE), LH (1978 IEEE), RH (1978 IEEE)
Rochelle Salt
Bismuth Germanate
Cadmium Sulfide
Gallium Arsenide
Tellurium Dioxide
Zinc Oxide
Zinc Sulfide
Ammonium Dihydrogen Phosphate
Aluminum Nitride
All materials define the following material properties needed for piezoelectric modeling:
Material Property
Description
c
E
Elasticity matrix
e
Coupling matrix, stress-charge
ε
r
S
Relative permittivity, stress-charge
s
E
Compliance matrix
d
Coupling matrix, strain-charge
ε
r
T
Relative permittivity, strain-charge
ρ
Density