Partner Profile

Piezo MEMS group – Ceramics Laboratory of EPFL


Areas of Expertise

The ceramics laboratory is centred on ferroelectric and multifunctional materials, ranging from fundamental to applied aspects, including theory, modelling, functional and structural characterisation, and processing. The piezo-MEMS group is focused on piezoelectric thin films and their applications in micro and nano systems. Very advanced competences are established in ferroelectric PZT thin films and polar (Al,Sc)N thin films. Further research areas are in selected topics of micro solid fuel cells.

Recent Publications

Research Interests
  • Piezoelectric MEMS for fluidic applications
  • Ultrasonic wave transducers based on piezoelectric thin films
  • Reliability and electrode issues for ferroelectric thin film devices
  • Memory applications of ferreoelectrics
  • Electrochemical phenomena of polar oxides
  • Micro solid oxide fuel cells