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Piezoelectricity was discovered in 1880 by the brothers Jacques and Pierre Curie [5]. Pressing a piezoelectric crystal plate between two electrodes causes charge to flow through a galvanometer. Removal of the compressing weight results in an opposite flow of charge.
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Forsbergh, P.W. (1956). Piezoelectricity, Electrostriction and Ferroelectricity. In: Dielectrics / Dielektrika. Encyclopedia of Physics / Handbuch der Physik, vol 4 / 17. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45841-5_3
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