Çiftçi, Merve NurDeğirmenci, BerkBöbrek, İremAlkoy, SedatAykaç, AykutBoz, MuhammetBerksoy Yavuz, AyşeYalçın, Ezgi2024-06-132024-06-1320220857-614910.55713/jmmm.v32i1.12492-s2.0-85129315247https://doi.org/10.55713/jmmm.v32i1.1249https://hdl.handle.net/11501/1471A mid-frequency tonpilz transducer array was designed and analyzed by finite element method using commercial ATILA code and constructed using piezoceramic rings with lead magnesium niobate (PMN)-lead titanate (PT) composition. The morphotropic phase boundary (MPB)0.675Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-0.325PbTiO(3) composition was chosen to obtain higher performance from the transducer due to the superior dielectric and electromechanical properties of the MPB compositions. A pure perovskite phase was obtained from the ceramics. Piezoelectric charge coefficient (d(33)) was measured as 435 pC.N-1. Single tonpilz element and an array consisting of 7-unit array were constructed and later potted in polyurethane for underwater measurements. A second array was also constructed for comparison from commercial hard Pb(Zr,Ti)O-3-PZT ceramics. The longitudinal piston mode vibration frequency of the tonpilz transducer was measured around 33 kHz in air and around 35 kHz in water. The PMN-PT based array was found to have a comparable transmit perfonnance and a superior receive performance compared to PZT.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessTonpilz TransducerPiezoelectricityPMN-PTFEAArticle1491Q314432WOS:000778863800001Q4