Smoking device and method for aerosol-generation

A method for generating an aerosol in a smoking system, the method comprising:

• providing a surface acoustic wave-atomizer (SAW-atomizer) including an atomization region and a first transducer;
• providing an aerosol-forming substrate to the atomization region of the SAW-atomizer;
• and
• operating the SAW-atomizer to generate, with the first transducer, surface acoustic waves that propagate along a surface of the SAW-atomizer into the atomization region and into the aerosol-forming substrate in the atomization region to atomize the aerosol-forming substrate and generate the aerosol.

A cartridge of a smoking device for aerosol-generation, the cartridge comprising:

• a storage portion including a housing configured to hold an aerosol-forming substrate;
• a surface acoustic wave-atomizer (SAW-atomizer) including an atomization region and a first transducer, the first transducer configured to generate surface acoustic waves that propagate along a surface of the SAW-atomizer including the atomization region;
• and
• a supply element configured to supply the aerosol-forming substrate from the housing of the storage portion to the atomization region of the SAW-atomizer.