
doi: 10.1063/1.346816
The purpose of this article is to establish the focusing properties of a new kind of transducer consisting of circular electrodes deposited on an isotropic substrate and covered by a thin piezoelectric layer. We first express the electromechanical equations of the device and determine its boundary conditions. Then, using the effective dielectric function and an appropriate approximation of the charge density, we obtain various functions (electric potential, displacements) giving a physical description of each medium. Last, we present the numerical results of our study, namely those concerning the displacements and proving the focusing capabilities of our device.
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