Stress and Interface Engineering of Functional Materials

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Arguably the most important class of functional materials is piezoelectrics. Piezoelectricity, the coupling of mechanical deformation and electrical charge, is the enabling material property for many advanced devices. Current applications, including gyroscopes, accelerometers, and microphones, are essential for the consumer electronics, automotive, and aerospace industries – all important branches of the Canadian economy. In addition, innovative microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), biosensors, and actuators will be needed to develop tomorrow’s economy with the “internet of things”.