Recent Trends in Piezoelectric Ceramic and Thin Films
A Special Issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412) belonging to the section "Ceramic Coatings and Engineering Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 36
Editor
Interests: energy-related materials; piezoelectrics; thermoelectrics; senors; ultrasound transducers; actuators; electrode materials for rechargeable batteries; non-destructive evaluation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Piezoelectric ceramics and thin films have become indispensable functional materials for next-generation sensing, actuation, energy harvesting, acoustic wave devices, and biomedical systems. Driven by rapid advances in smart manufacturing, the Internet of Things (IoT), wearable electronics, robotics, and healthcare technologies, there is an increasing demand for piezoelectric materials with enhanced electromechanical performance, improved reliability, miniaturization capability, and environmental sustainability. Recent developments in material design, microstructure engineering, thin-film deposition, and device integration have opened new opportunities for high-performance piezoelectric systems operating across a wide range of frequencies and application environments.
Meanwhile, significant challenges remain in achieving high piezoelectric performance while reducing lead content, improving compatibility with semiconductor processes, and ensuring long-term stability under harsh operating conditions. Emerging research on lead-free piezoelectric ceramics, flexible and transparent piezoelectric films, multifunctional composites, additive manufacturing, and artificial intelligence-assisted materials discovery is accelerating innovation in this field. These advances not only deepen the fundamental understanding of piezoelectric phenomena but also facilitate the translation of novel materials into practical devices for industrial, biomedical, aerospace, and energy applications.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances in piezoelectric ceramics and thin films, spanning fundamental materials research, processing technologies, characterization methods, device design, and emerging applications. We invite original research articles, communications, and comprehensive review papers addressing innovative materials, fabrication strategies, performance optimization, and interdisciplinary applications that advance the state of the art in piezoelectric science and engineering.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:
- Lead-free piezoelectric ceramics and environmentally friendly materials
- Ferroelectric and piezoelectric thin films and nanostructures
- Thin-film deposition, crystal growth, and microstructure engineering
- Domain engineering and polarization mechanisms
- Piezoelectric composites
- Transparent piezoelectric materials
- Additive manufacturing and advanced fabrication techniques
- High-frequency ultrasonic transducers and acoustic wave devices
- MEMS/NEMS piezoelectric sensors and actuators
- Piezoelectric energy harvesting and self-powered systems
- Wearable, implantable, and biomedical piezoelectric devices
- Structural health monitoring and non-destructive evaluation
- Characterization techniques and multiphysics modelling
- Reliability, fatigue, and long-term performance of piezoelectric materials
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning for piezoelectric material discovery and device optimization
- Emerging industrial, aerospace, automotive, and IoT applications of piezoelectric materials
Dr. Kwok Ho Lam
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- piezoelectric materials
- thin films
- additive manufacturing
- energy harvesting
- ultrasonic transducers
- smart sensors
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