This paper reports the piezoelectric properties of zinc oxide thin films deposited on silicon wafers by a modified CVD technique based on the pyrolysis of an ultrasonic-generated aerosol. The aerosol was obtained from an organic solvent containing dissolved organometallic precursors. Direct measurement of the piezoelectric effect, as well as electromechanical resonance observations, were achieved on small beams. The coupling factor, k, of the layers reached a value of 0.09, which is comparable with the single crystal value.