Performance enhancement of ultrasonic transducer made of textured PNN-PZT ceramic

Lang Bian; Ke Zhu; Qian Wang; Jinpeng Ma; Jinhui Fan; Xudong Qi; Guicheng Jiang; Bo Zhao; Rui Zhang; Bin Yang; Wenwu Cao

doi:10.1142/S2010135X22440039

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