Christopher S. Lynch, Ph.D.
(UCSB, 1992)

cslynch@seas.ucla.edu
37-146 Engr IV

Ferroelectric materials including experimental characterization of constitutive behavior under multiaxial loading.

Selected Recent Publications:

Liu, T., and Lynch, C.S., "Orientation Dependence of Non-linearity and Hysteresis in PZN-4.5%PT Single Crystals I Unipolar Response," JIMSS 17, n 11, November 2006, p 953-957.

Liu, T., and Lynch, C.S., "Orientation Dependence of Non-linearity and Hysteresis in PZN-4.5%PT Single Crystals II Bipolar Response," JIMSS 17, n 10, October 2006, p 931-937.

Oates, W.S., Lynch, C.S., Kounga-Njiwa, A.B., and Lupascu, D.C., "Anisotropic fracture behavior in ferroelectric relaxor PZN-4.5%PT single crystals," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 88, n 7, July 2005, p 1838-1844.

Webber, K.G., Hopkinson,D.P., and Lynch, C.S., "Application of a Classical Lamination Theory Model to the Design of Piezoelectric Composite Unimorph Actuators," JIMSS 17(1) P29 (2006).

Gex, D., Berthelot Y., and Lynch, C.S., "Low frequency bending piezoelectric actuator with integrated ultrasonic NDE functionality," NDT & E International 38, Issue 7, October 2005, Pages 582-588.

Liu, T., Lynch, C.S., "Domain engineered relaxor ferroelectric single crystals," Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 18, n 1-2, August 2006, p 119-135.

Liu, McLaughlin, and Lynch, "Thermodynamics of Phase Transformations in Ferroelectric Single Crystals," Accepted JIMSS, February 2006

Herdic, Andersen, and Lynch, "Piezohydraulic actuator for helicopter trailing edge flap," submitted to JIMSS January 2006.

Liu, T., Lynch, C.S., "Characterization and modeling of relaxor single crystals" Integrated Ferroelectrics, 71, 2005, p 173-9.

Westram, I., Oates, W.S., Lupascu, D.C., Rodel, J., Lynch, C.S., "Mechanism of electric fatigue crack growth in lead zirconate titanate" Acta Materialia, 55, n 1, January 2007, p 301-312.