Intro; Preface; References; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Authors; 1 Piezo-Active Composites: Classification and Effective Physical Properties; 1.1 Piezo-Active Composites as Modern Active Dielectrics; 1.2 Criteria of Classifications of Composites; 1.3 Microgeometry and Connectivity; 1.4 Effective Physical Properties of Piezo-Active Composites; 1.4.1 Piezoelectric Medium and Its Characteristics; 1.4.2 Methods for Evaluation of Effective Properties; 1.4.3 Electromechanical Coupling Factors and Figures of Merit; 1.5 Conclusion; References; 2 Aspects of Composite Manufacturing

2.1 Methods for Manufacturing2.2 Role of Ceramic and Polymer Components; 2.3 Role of Electric Poling; 2.4 Dielectrophoresis, Its Characteristics and Advantages; 2.4.1 Dielectrophoresis Processing: Application to Composites Based on Ferroelectric Ceramics; 2.4.2 Effect of Dielectrophoresis Structuring on Electric Displacement and Electromechanical Strain; 2.4.3 Reproducible Composite Patterns and Related Microgeometric Features; 2.5 In Situ Structuring and Poling; 2.6 Manufacturing of Piezo-Active Composites for High-Temperature Applications

2.7 Manufacturing of Piezo-Particulate/Polymer Foam Composites2.8 Conclusion; References; 3 Experimental Studies on Effective Properties and Related Parameters of Piezo-Particulate Composites; 3.1 Microgeometry of Piezo-Particulate Composites; 3.2 Ferroelectric Behaviour and Related Parameters; 3.3 Pyroelectric Properties; 3.4 Enhancing Piezoelectric Sensitivity; 3.5 Dielectric and Piezoelectric Properties of Composites for High-Temperature Sensing; 3.6 Conclusion; References; 4 Modelling of the Composite Structure Formation During Dielectrophoresis; 4.1 Dielectrophoretic Force

4.2 Viscous Drag4.3 Modelling and Parameters; 4.4 Interaction Between Ceramic Particles and Their Influence on the Composite Structure; 4.5 Conclusion; References; 5 Prediction of Effective Properties of Composites Based on Ferroelectric Ceramics; 5.1 0-3 Connectivity Patterns and Properties of Composites; 5.1.1 Connectivity and Effective Properties; 5.1.2 0-3 Composites Based on PbTiO3-Type Ceramics; 5.1.3 0-3 Composites Based on Pb(Zr, Ti)O3-Type Ceramics; 5.1.4 0-3-Type Composites with Two Kinds of Ceramic Inclusions; 5.2 1-3 Connectivity Patterns and Properties of Composites

5.3 2-2 Connectivity and Properties of Parallel-Connected Composites5.4 Electromechanical Coupling; 5.5 Piezoelectric Properties and Their Anisotropy; 5.6 Figures of Merit; 5.7 Mixed Connectivity Model and Effective Properties; 5.8 Conclusion; References; 6 From Microgeometry to Improved Properties of Piezo-Particulate Composites; 6.1 Dielectrophoresis and Structure - Properties Relations; References; Appendix A: List of Abbreviations; Appendix B: Formulae of Polymer Components; References; Appendix C: Electromechanical Constants of Poled Ferroelectric Ceramics; References; Index