Stress and Interface Engineering of Functional Materials

可以说，最重要的一类功能材料是压电性材料。压电性是机械变形和电荷的耦合，是许多先进器件的使能材料特性。目前的应用，包括陀螺仪、加速计和麦克风，对消费电子、汽车和航空航天行业至关重要，这些行业都是加拿大经济的重要分支。此外，创新的微电子机械系统(MEMS)、生物传感器和执行器将需要用来发展明天的“物联网”经济。

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”.