A strong magnetoelectric voltage gain effect in magnetostrictive-piezoelectric composite

A magnetoelectric laminate composite consisting of magnetostrictive Terfenol-D (Tb1-xDyxFe2-y) and piezoelectric Pb(Zr,Ti)O-3 layers has an extremely high voltage gain effect of approximate to300 at its resonant state, offering potential for high-voltage miniature transformer applications. (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics.