Emerging Smart Materials for Microelectromechanical Systems
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "D：Materials and Processing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2024) | Viewed by 848
Special Issue Editor
Interests: piezoelectrics; energy harvesting; acoustic resonators; flexible/stretchable electronics; stimuli responsive polymers
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of functional and multifunctional materials for the application of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) is needed to enhance performance and create new transduction mechanisms for sensors and actuators. Enhancing material properties and developing methods of integrating and fabricating materials is the cornerstone to developing new MEMS devices. Accordingly, this Special Issue seeks to showcase research papers, short communications, and review articles that focus on the development of emerging functional and multifunctional materials for MEMS devices. This includes, but is not limited to, the development of new materials, enhancing material properties, developing new transduction mechanisms for materials, the integration of materials, new deposition techniques, or increasing manufacturing compatibility with MEMS. The Special Issue is interested in all types of functional materials, including 2D and thin films.
Dr. Nathan Jackson
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- smart materials
- multifunctional materials
- thin films
- MEMS
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