Glossary
Piezoelectric actuators

Hysteron; Hysteron

Elementary memory operator used in some phenomenological hysteresis models.

Perovskite; Perovskite

Crystalline structure common to many oxides, with the general formula ABO ₃ , capable of exhibiting ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties, among others.

PZT ; PZT

Lead titanium zirconates, the main family of industrially produced piezoelectric ceramics.