Piezoelectric Materials for Sensor Applications

Today, the piezoelectric materials are the state-of-art materials due to their mesmerizing property of tuning mechanical strain or vibrational energy into an electrical energy and vice versa, and therefore, it is considered very promising for future technological applications. In this chapter, the details including fundamental mechanism of piezoelectricity, fabrication methods, newly designed piezoelectric materials, and their applications in various fields are deeply reviewed. The conclusion and the future outlook are discussed.