Advances in Piezoelectric/Ultrasonic Sensors and Actuators

Dear Colleagues,

The piezoelectric/ultrasonic sensor and actuator is an important member of the sensor and actuator family. They utilize the piezoelectric effect and vibration excited by piezoelectric materials to implement sensing and actuating functions. Although they have already been applied in almost every industrial field, advances in piezoelectric materials and in the working principles, fabrication process, structure design, and system integration will definitely further widen the application range of piezoelectric/ultrasonic sensors and actuators. This interdisciplinary topic covers the latest advances in piezoelectric/ultrasonic sensors and actuators, including (but not limited to):

• New piezoelectric materials;
• Development in working principles of piezoelectric/ultrasonic sensors and actuators;
• Ultrasonic physical/chemical effects;
• Piezoelectric transducers;
• New sensing and actuating functions of piezoelectric devices;
• Modeling of piezoelectric/ultrasonic sensors and actuators;
• New topological structures of piezoelectric/ultrasonic actuators;
• Efficient fabrication methods for piezoelectric sensors and actuators;
• Ultrasonic catalysis and its applications;
• Design and integration of ultrasonic sensor and actuator systems;
• Application of machining learning methods in piezoelectric/ultrasonic sensor systems;
• Piezoelectric/ultrasonic-sensor-based high-performance measurement and analysis;
• Ultrasonic manipulation, treatment, fabrication, drive, etc.;
• Application of ultrasonic actuation in sensing systems;
• Application of ultrasonic sensing in actuation systems.

Prof. Dr. Junhui Hu
Prof. Dr. Ming Yang
Topic Editors