APC International, Ltd.'s textbook on the principles and applications of piezoelectric ceramics covers:

general principles of piezoelectricity and behavior of piezoelectric ceramic elements
fundamental mathematics of piezoelectricity
traditional and experimental applications for piezoelectric materials, and related physical principles for each application: audible sound producers, flow meters, fluid level sensors, motors, pumps, delay lines, transformers, other apparatus
introduction to single crystals, composites, and other latest-generation piezoelectric materials

Contents
Introduction

piezoelectricity / piezoelectric constants
behavior / stability of piezoelectric ceramic elements
new materials: relaxors / single crystals / others
characteristics of piezoelectric materials from APC International, Ltd.

Generators

generators
solid state batteries

Sensors

axial sensors
flexional sensors
special designs and applications: composites / SAW sensors / others

Actuators

axial and transverse actuators: simple / compound (stack) / multilayer
flexional actuators / flextensional devices
applications for piezoelectric actuators

Transducers

audible sound transducers
generating ultrasonic vibrations in liquids or solids
transmitting ultrasonic signals in air or water
flow meters / fluid level sensors / delay lines / transformers / composites

Miscellaneous

securing a piezoelectric ceramic element
attaching electrical leads
testing performance

Note: This is a 2nd edition to APC's textbook published in 2002. Updates in the 2nd edition reflect changes to APC's product lines and corrections outlined on the errata sheet distributed with the 2002 edition.