Piezoelectric MEMS—Evolution from sensing technology to diversified applications in the 5G/Internet of Things (IoT) era

X Le, Q Shi, P Vachon, EJ Ng… - Journal of Micromechanics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The rapid development of the fifth-generation mobile networks (5G) and Internet of Things
(IoT) is inseparable from a large number of miniature, low-cost, and low-power sensors and …

Thin film piezoelectrics for MEMS

S Trolier-McKinstry, P Muralt - Journal of Electroceramics, 2004 - Springer
Thin film piezoelectric materials offer a number of advantages in microelectromechanical
systems (MEMS), due to the large motions that can be generated, often with low hysteresis …

Ferroelectric thin films for micro-sensors and actuators: a review

P Muralt - Journal of micromechanics and microengineering, 2000 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reviews deposition, integration, and device fabrication of ferroelectric PbZr x Ti 1-
x O 3 (PZT) films for applications in microelectromechanical systems. As examples, a …

New materials for micro-scale sensors and actuators: An engineering review

SA Wilson, RPJ Jourdain, Q Zhang, RA Dorey… - Materials Science and …, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper provides a detailed overview of developments in transducer materials technology
relating to their current and future applications in micro-scale devices. Recent advances in …

Domain wall motion and its contribution to the dielectric and piezoelectric properties of lead zirconate titanate films

F Xu, S Trolier-McKinstry, W Ren, B Xu, ZL Xie… - Journal of Applied …, 2001 - pubs.aip.org
In this article, domain wall motion and the extrinsic contributions to the dielectric and
piezoelectric responses in sol–gel derived lead zirconate titanate PZT films with …

Recent progress in materials issues for piezoelectric MEMS

P Muralt - Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Piezoelectric materials play a crucial role in a large number of devices and applications
modern society would not like to miss. Mobile phones and ultrasonic imaging are just the …

Electroceramic materials

N Setter, R Waser - Acta materialia, 2000 - Elsevier
Electroceramics research is driven by technology and device applications. This growing field
includes a vast number of magnetic, dielectric, ionically conducting, semiconducting, and …

Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers based on PZT thin films

P Muralt, N Ledermann, J Paborowski… - IEEE transactions on …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes fabrication arid characterization results of piezoelectric micromachined
ultrasonic transducers (pMUTs) based on 2-/spl mu/m-thick Pb (Zr/sub 0.53/Ti/sub …

PZT thin films for microsensors and actuators: Where do we stand?

P Muralt - IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and …, 2000 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reviews deposition, integration, and device fabrication of PbZr/sub x/Ti/sub 1-
x/O/sub 3/(PZT) films for applications in micro-electromechanical systems. An ultrasonic …

{1 0 0}-Textured, piezoelectric Pb (Zrx, Ti1− x) O3 thin films for MEMS: integration, deposition and properties

N Ledermann, P Muralt, J Baborowski, S Gentil… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2003 - Elsevier
Pb (Zrx, Ti1− x) O3 (PZT) piezoelectric thin films are of major interest in MEMS technology for
their ability to provide electro-mechanical coupling. In this work, the effective transverse …