This book contains four parts. The first one is dedicated to concepts. It starts with the definitions and examples of what is piezo-pyro and ferroelectricity by considering the symmetry of the material. Thereafter, these properties are described within the framework of Thermodynamics. The second part described the way to integrate these materials in Microsystems. The third part is dedicated to characterization: composition, structure and a special focused on electrical behaviors. The last part gives a survey of state of the art applications using integrated piezo or/and ferroelectric films.

Emmanuel Defaÿ, Senior scientist at CEA LETI Minatec. currently gives seminars at INPG Grenoble, Ecole Centrale Lille and Lyon and he is lecturer in Ecole Centrale Paris on new materials.