Resonant sensors that are operated in its mechanical resonance frequency are a subject of particular practical interest because their output – the resonance frequency – is a quasi‐digital signal.

Quartz is a naturally occurring piezoelectric crystal that is widely used in oscillators, resonators, and sensors. Its piezoelectric properties, combined with its high thermal stability and low ...

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A QCM measures very minute amounts of mass or mass variation using the piezoelectric properties of quartz crystal. When an object is placed on the surface of this sensor, the changes in the ...

Once its unusual electrical properties were understood, crystalline quartz was sent directly from quarries and mines to factories, where they were turned into piezoelectric devices with no ...

The Curies tried squeezing all sorts of crystalline materials to see which ones proved piezoelectric and to find the strongest effect. Along with Rochelle salt, a form of tartaric acid and quartz ...

Piezoelectric ceramics consist of ferroelectric materials and quartz. Ferroelectric materials include barium titanate ... Bismuth titanates are used in high temperature applications, such as pressure ...