Patent ID: 11882767
Assignee: NOVOSOUND LTD.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An ultrasound transducer for imaging, measurement or non-destructive testing, the transducer comprising:
a flexible layer of piezoelectric material on a flexible substrate comprising a metallic foil, wherein the layer of the piezoelectric material has a thickness in a range of 2 μm to 20 μm, and the substrate has a thickness in a range of 20 μm to 200 μm, the piezoelectric material is a doped, co-deposited or alloyed piezoelectric material; and the piezoelectric material comprises:
a doped, co-deposited or alloyed metal oxide or metal nitride, the metal oxide or metal nitride being doped, co-deposited or alloyed with vanadium or a compound thereof; or zinc oxide doped, co-deposited or alloyed with a transition metal or a compound thereof.