Piezoelectric material

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[DEFINITION]
A material exhibiting the piezoelectric effect.

[DESCRIPTION]
Typical piezoelectric materials are single crystal quartz, barium titanate (BaTiO3), Rochelle salt, lead zirconate titanate (PZT) and so on.

[References]
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[Related Terms]
Scanning tunneling microscope (STM), Micropump, Electrostrictive effect