Elastic and Piezoelectric Coefficients of Single-Crystal Barium Titanate

Abstract
Mechanical resonance and antiresonance frequencies were measured on barium titanate single-crystal elements maintained under electric dc bias from -50°C to +150°C. A complete set of elastic, piezoelectric, and dielectric constants of the tetragonal modification at 25°C is obtained. The elastic compliances show substantial deviation from cubic symmetry. Measurements in the orthorhombic state show longitudinal compliance four times higher than in the tetragonal state.