Ultrasonic Transmitter and Receiver

An ultrasonic transmitter and ultrasonic receiver include a piezoelectric layer and at least one conductive layer comprising metal nanoparticles. The metal nanoparticles may be a silver nanoparticle, copper nanoparticle, gold nanoparticle, palladium nanoparticle, nickel nanoparticle, and the mixture...

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Hauptverfasser: Gothe, Chaitrali, Morales, Miguel A, Wu, Yiliang, Radzilowski, Leonard H, Mathews, Barry C, Oar, Michael A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An ultrasonic transmitter and ultrasonic receiver include a piezoelectric layer and at least one conductive layer comprising metal nanoparticles. The metal nanoparticles may be a silver nanoparticle, copper nanoparticle, gold nanoparticle, palladium nanoparticle, nickel nanoparticle, and the mixture thereof. Use of metal nanoparticles as a conductive layer provides for ultrasonic transmitters or receivers with smooth, dense, and highly conductive electrodes, thus resulting in reduced ultrasonic energy loss and improved image quality.