Piezoelectric Composite Materials
Theory, Design and Applications
- 1st Edition - June 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Satyaranjan Bairagi, Shakeel Ahmed, S. Wazed Ali
- Language: English
Piezoelectric Composite Materials: Theory, Design and Applications provides a detailed overview of the latest advances in this important research field. Comprehensive in its covera… Read more
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Piezoelectric Composite Materials: Theory, Design and Applications provides a detailed overview of the latest advances in this important research field. Comprehensive in its coverage, the book offers a detailed review of the theoretical foundations, practical design considerations, and wide-ranging applications of these materials. The book will be an essential reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, manufacturers, industrial R&D, and other professionals who are working on the development and use of piezoelectric composite materials for a broad range of different applications.
- Covers in detail the fundamentals, properties, performance, current and future potential applications of piezoelectric composite materials
- Discusses design and fabrication methods
- Contains practical case study examples of applications in sensors, actuators, health monitoring and energy harvesting devices
- Analyses the environmental impact, economic benefits, challenges and limitations, future perspectives and the circular economy
Academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, manufacturers, textile engineers, mechanical and electrical engineers, industrial R&D, and other professionals working on the development and use of piezoelectric composite materials for a broad range of applications
Section 1: Fabrication, Characterisation, and Modelling
1. Introduction to Piezoelectric Composite Materials.
2. Design and Fabrication of Piezoelectric Composites.
3. Characterization of Piezoelectric Composites.
4. Theoretical Models of Piezoelectric Composite Materials.
Section 2: Types of Piezoelectric Composite Materials
5. Piezoelectricity in Single Crystals and Ceramics.
6. Lead-free-based Piezoelectric Composite Materials.
7. Piezoelectric Composite Materials based on Electrospun Fibres.
8. Piezoelectric Composite Materials based on Thin Films.
9. Piezoelectric Composite Materials based on Biomaterials.
Section 3: Applications of Piezoelectric Composite Materials
10. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Energy Harvesting.
11. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Acoustic Devices.
12. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Actuators and Sensors.
13. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Biomedical Engineering.
14. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Structural Health Monitoring.
15. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Aerospace.
16. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Wastewater Treatment.
17. Composite Materials in Piezoelectric Transformers.
18. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Magnetoelectric Sensors.
Section 4: Environmental Impact and Future Scope
19. Environmental and Societal Impact of Piezoelectric Composites.
20. Challenges and Future Scope in Piezoelectric Composite Materials.
21. Circular Economy of Piezoelectric Composite Materials.
1. Introduction to Piezoelectric Composite Materials.
2. Design and Fabrication of Piezoelectric Composites.
3. Characterization of Piezoelectric Composites.
4. Theoretical Models of Piezoelectric Composite Materials.
Section 2: Types of Piezoelectric Composite Materials
5. Piezoelectricity in Single Crystals and Ceramics.
6. Lead-free-based Piezoelectric Composite Materials.
7. Piezoelectric Composite Materials based on Electrospun Fibres.
8. Piezoelectric Composite Materials based on Thin Films.
9. Piezoelectric Composite Materials based on Biomaterials.
Section 3: Applications of Piezoelectric Composite Materials
10. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Energy Harvesting.
11. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Acoustic Devices.
12. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Actuators and Sensors.
13. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Biomedical Engineering.
14. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Structural Health Monitoring.
15. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Aerospace.
16. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Wastewater Treatment.
17. Composite Materials in Piezoelectric Transformers.
18. Piezoelectric Composite Materials in Magnetoelectric Sensors.
Section 4: Environmental Impact and Future Scope
19. Environmental and Societal Impact of Piezoelectric Composites.
20. Challenges and Future Scope in Piezoelectric Composite Materials.
21. Circular Economy of Piezoelectric Composite Materials.
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: June 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Satyaranjan Bairagi
Satyaranjan Bairagi is a Postdoctoral Researcher at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Prior to this, he worked as a Research Associate under a project funded by EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council), at the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. He completed his Ph.D. in Material Science (Smart Textiles) from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), India, in 2021. He has received “Distinction in Doctoral Thesis” award for the best PhD thesis. His area of research interest includes functional textiles, engineered materials for energy harvesting, polymers, smart textiles, nanocomposites, surface engineering, triboelectric and piezoelectric nanogenerators, fabrication and characterization of functional materials: nanofibres and metal oxides. He has published several research articles in the research fields mentioned above.
Affiliations and expertise
Postdoctoral Researcher, ETH Zurich, SwitzerlandSA
Shakeel Ahmed
Shakeel Ahmed is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Higher Education Department, for the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, in India. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, at the Government Postgraduate College Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He obtained his master’s and doctoral degrees in chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, a central university, situated in New Delhi, India. He gained his post-doctoral experience in biocomposite materials from the Indian Institute of Technology. He has published several research papers in the field of green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications including biomedical, packaging, and water treatment.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Government Postgraduate College Rajouri, IndiaSA
S. Wazed Ali
Dr. S. Wazed Ali is an Associate Professor in the Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. After obtaining his Master and Ph.D. degree from IIT Delhi in 2006 and 2011, respectively he joined GE (General Electric) India Technology Centre Pvt. Ltd. (JFWTC), Bangalore as a ‘Research Scientist’. Subsequently he moved to SABIC Research and Technology Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore and worked as a ‘Scientist’ before joining IIT Delhi in 2014. His current research areas broadly include nanoparticle synthesis and application in textiles for value added products, green chemistry in textile finishing, fibrous structure for piezoelectric energy harvesting, etc. He has published numerous research articles in various international peer reviewed journals. At present, he is deeply involved in pursuing interdisciplinary research supported by public funding agencies, Govt. of India and various industries.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India