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Piezoelectric materials are currently used in many electronic devices because of excellent properties. Here, we briefly introduce the historical evolution of piezoelectric effect and also emphasize the importance of some factors (e.g., phase transition, microstructure, poling behavior) on the piezoelectricity of a material. Due to the toxicity of Pb in lead-based piezoelectrics, lots of attention has been given to lead-free piezoelectric materials, especially the use of phase boundaries. Importantly, we summarize the development of lead-free piezoelectrics, and some great advances have been demonstrated. We believe that the advances in lead-free piezoelectric materials will promote the practical applications.

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Wu, J. (2018). Historical Introduction. In: Advances in Lead-Free Piezoelectric Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8998-5_1

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