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ST Cut Quartz in COMSOL

Sreejith Vattaparambil Sreedharan

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[start here] How can I model ST Cut Quartz in COMSOL for simulating SAW sensor? How can I get the material properties?


1 Reply Last Post 3 mars 2023, 12:47 UTC−5
Dave Greve Certified Consultant

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Posted: 1 year ago 3 mars 2023, 12:47 UTC−5
Updated: 1 year ago 3 mars 2023, 12:49 UTC−5

Unfortunately quartz is complicated. COMSOL contains 4 sets of material parameters for quartz, because there are two sets of standards (IRE 1949 and IEEE 1978) and two variants (left and right handed).

A further complication is that ST is a rotated cut, meaning that you need to rotate either the material coordinate system or the geometry.

See

https://www.comsol.com/blogs/piezoelectric-materials-applying-the-standards/

I'm glad I don't work with quartz.

Unfortunately quartz is complicated. COMSOL contains 4 sets of material parameters for quartz, because there are two sets of standards (IRE 1949 and IEEE 1978) and two variants (left and right handed). A further complication is that ST is a rotated cut, meaning that you need to rotate either the material coordinate system or the geometry. See https://www.comsol.com/blogs/piezoelectric-materials-applying-the-standards/ I'm glad I don't work with quartz.

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