Nano- and micro-electromechanical systems (N/MEMSs) are traditionally based on electrostatic or piezoelectric coupling, which couples electrical mechanical energy through acoustic resonator structures. Most recently, N/MEMS devices magnetoelectrics gaining much attention. Unlike that rely an AC electric field voltage excitation, magnetoelecric the electromechanical resonance of a magnetostricti...

This paper describes the modeling of magnetoelectric (ME) effects for disk-type Terfenol-D (Tb0.3Dy0.7Fe1.92)/PZT (Pb(Zr,Ti)O₃) laminate composite at low frequency by combining the advantages of the static elastic model and the equivalent circuit model, aiming at providing a guidance for the design and fabrication of the sensors based on magnetoelectric laminate composite. Considering that the ...

Since the beginning of the 1990s hysteresis operators have been employed on a larger scale for the linearisation of hysteretic transducers. One reason for this is the increasing number of mechatronic applications which use solid-state actuators based on magnetostrictive or piezoelectric material or shape memory alloys. All of these actuator types show strong hysteretic effects. In addition to h...

PURPOSE This pilot study compared the clinical endpoints of the magnetostrictive and piezoelectric ultrasonic instruments on calculus removal. The null hypothesis stated that there is no statistically significant difference in calculus removal between the 2 instruments. METHODS A quasi-experimental pre- and post-test design was used. Eighteen participants were included. The magnetostrictive a...