Congratulations to the Photonmind team for inviting the review paper to be accepted and published as a cover paper in Acta Photonica Sinica!

The piezoelectric effect enables the conversion between electrical energy and mechanical energy. Benefitting from the stable fabrication techniques and excellent properties of the piezoelectric thin-film materials, integrated optoelectronic chips based on the piezoelectric effect have been widely studied and are expected to be applied in large-scale integrated chips. In this paper, we first introduce the research progress of commonly used piezoelectric thin-film materials, then we review and discuss the integrated optoelectronic devices based on piezo-optomechanical actuators. By the principles of the piezoelectric effect, the applied electric field can drive the macroscopic deformation of the material with ultra-low power consumption. Furthermore, we provide a brief overview and prospects of low-power piezo-optomechanically tuning devices and acousto-optic modulators for their large-scale integration and application. With the development of silicon-based optoelectronics technology and piezoelectric thin-film material, integrated optoelectronic chips based on piezo-optomechanical actuator will offer significant value and find wide-range applications.