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Converse piezoelectric effect

An applied electric field strains a piezoelectric crystal. Basis of actuators and ultrasonic transducers.

Condensed matterfirst reported 1881

Atlas record: 3 claims reference this phenomenon — 3 established.

Explorerelations · matrix context · routes · sources · cite

conditions: solid · non-centrosymmetric crystal required · electric field or bias required
3claims2enumerated routes0routes with complete-composition evidence0candidate routes not searched1cited sources

Relations

drives · 1
Electric potential difference—drives→Converse piezoelectric effectestablished
produces · 1
Converse piezoelectric effect—produces→Elastic stressestablished
member of · 1
Converse piezoelectric effect—member of→Piezoelectricestablished

Matrix context

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

Enumerated routes through this · 2

Cited sources · 1

  1. [1]
    J. F. Nye. Physical Properties of Crystals: Their Representation by Tensors and Matrices (1985)
    Oxford University Press · book, no DOI · record

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