Radiant Technologies has created the Radiant EDU, a low-cost,simple laboratory instrument with matching ferroelectric capacitor samples, specifically for the purpose of introducing electroceramics to science and engineering students. The unit is designed to study ferroelectric devices as well as sensors and memories made from these components.
The Radiant EDU consists of an arbitrary waveform generator (AWFG), an electrometer, and an oscilloscope integrated into a single unit controlled by an on-board microprocessor that receives requests from the host computer via USB communications.
Ferroelectric materials, like Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) or Barium Titanate, are complex oxides with highly non-linear properties. They exhibit polarization hysteresis and sensitivity to force, displacement, and temperature changes. They are useful as memory materials and as sensors.
Non-linear capacitors are an exciting technology, used in almost every aspect of society today. Civilization would not function without them. Sonar, medical ultrasound, fire detectors, infrared cameras, accelerometers, medical sensors, mechanical actuators, microphones, and intrusion detectors are just a few of the devices using non-linear capacitors as the critical operating element. Yet, these very special capacitors are practically unknown by engineers or even physicists and chemists. Radiant Technologies created the EDU to make the technology accessible to university students and encourage them to pursue careers studying nonlinear capacitors or building useful circuits with these unique devices.
Specs:
Tester Voltage：+/- 10V
Test Frequencies：100Hz to 1Hz
USB interface
Vision GUI
Packaged Part Sample holder
