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zoceramic thin films and coatings

Piezocoating on

beam and tube

Piezoceramic coating on Standalone sensor made out of
composite wind turbine Piezoceramic coating

blade

Piezoceramic coating Surface profile of PZT thin film on
on composite wind Si wafer

turbine blade

Application specific processes and Piezoceramic coating combines
materials have been developed for the features of bulk piezo ceramic
Piezoceramic thin films and coatings and flexible piezo polymer. This
covering the thickness range 200 coating has undergone stringent
nm to 500 µm on various substrates tests and found to be suitable for
(metal, composite and polymer). field applications. Direct bonding
There are different techniques to the test object enhances its
developed for the coating to performance by reducing the
specifically achieve the thickness of transduction losses. This coating
200 nm to 600 nm, 1 µm to 40 µm has been successfully tested for
and above 40 µm. The developed local and global Structural Health

AS 42
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