Objective Piezo ceramic materials have many applications due to their inherent efficiency. particularly they can be used in medical and health applications for ultrasonic imaging and in fields requiring sensors, actuators or filters. During last decade, research to improve piezoelectric properties has been attempted with limited success because the intrinsic physical limits of such materials. Recently, some fundamental work in Japan and USA have demonstrated the feasibility and performance of perovskite-type single crystals containing lead oxide. Unfortunately, these crystals are difficult to grow by conventional methods which will limit feasible manufacturing. However, because of their exceptional characteristics, the consortium proposes to investigate modified crystal growth technologies of leaded and environmentally friendly lead-free compounds and to validate the advantages of using such crystals.-Innovative crystal growth routes adapted to the growth of piezoelectric single crystals;-Single Crystals demonstrators, size ranging from few mm3 to more than one cubic centimetre;-Advanced transducer design and complete ultrasound demonstrators manufacture for single crystal-based devices. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcrystalsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpiezoelectricsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesacousticsultrasound Programme(s) FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.3.-1. - Key Action Innovative Products, Processes and Organisation Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator VERMON SA EU contribution No data Address Rue du Général Renault 180 37000 TOURS France See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE France EU contribution No data Address Rue des Martyrs 17 38054 GRENOBLE See on map Total cost No data FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER MINERALISCHE UND METALLISCHE WERKSTOFFE -EDELSTEINE/EDELMETALLE GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address 2,STRUTHSTRASSE 2 55743 IDAR-OBERSTEIN See on map Total cost No data FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN E.V. Germany EU contribution No data Address Rüdower Chaussee 6 Geb. 18.46 - 17 12489 Berlin See on map Total cost No data MATECK MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIE & KRISTALLE GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Im Langenbroich 20 52428 JUELICH See on map Total cost No data SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LAUSANNE Switzerland EU contribution No data Address MX-G Ecublens 1015 LAUSANNE See on map Total cost No data
