Giant piezoelectric response and electromechanical coupling in AlScN thin films via multi-scale lattice engineering.

Zhenyue Cheng, Tong Liu, Daojian Su, Changhong Yang, Chuancheng Wu, Yao Liu, Wei Sun, Shifeng Huang, Zhenxiang Cheng

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Zhenyue Cheng *Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Green and Intelligent Building Materials, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China.

Tong Liu *Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, 266237, China.

Daojian Su *Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Green and Intelligent Building Materials, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China.

Changhong YangShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Green and Intelligent Building Materials, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China. mse_yangch@ujn.edu.cn.

Chuancheng WuShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Green and Intelligent Building Materials, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China.

Yao LiuSchool of Materials Science & Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China. liuyao@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4171-7959

Wei SunShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Green and Intelligent Building Materials, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-7023-5553

Shifeng HuangShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Green and Intelligent Building Materials, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China. mse_huangsf@ujn.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9757-4267

Zhenxiang ChengInstitute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia. cheng@uow.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4847-2907

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National Science Foundation of China | National Natural Science Foundation of China-Yunnan Joint Fund (NSFC-Yunnan Joint Fund) 51972144, U24A2040Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province tstp20221130

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Abstract

High-performance AlScN thin films are critical for next-generation lead-free piezoelectric applications. Here, giant electromechanical coupling and piezoelectric response are demonstrated in Al

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PMID42706277

DOI10.1038/s41467-026-76543-y

PMCPMC13550428

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