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Quartz (si02) vs silica in piezo eletric

I know Quartz is piezo electric, is Quartz silica also piezo eletric, many thanks
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  • Asked by lasarith
  • on 2010-11-18 04:18:48
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Jon-Richfield says:

If I understand you correctly, by silica you mean fused quartz, which has lost its water of crystallisation and in fact all the crystal structure of the parent material, usually quartz.

 

The piezoelectric attributes of quartz depend on its crystal structure, which is precisely why piezoelectric effects are directional. Accordingly, the isotropic glassy structure of quartz could not produce any dignificant net piezoelectricity.

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