Phase-field method (PFM) has become a mainstream computational method for predicting
the evolution of nano and mesoscopic microstructures and properties during materials …

Since the discovery of Rochelle salt a century ago, ferroelectric materials have been
investigated extensively due to their robust responses to electric, mechanical, thermal …

Here, we introduce phase change mechanisms in lead-free piezoceramics as a strategy to
utilize attendant volume change for harvesting large electrostrain. In the newly developed …

Solution growth of single-crystal ferroelectric oxide films has long been pursued for the low-
cost development of high-performance electronic and optoelectronic devices. However, the …

Antiferroelectrics have received blooming interests because of a wide range of potential
applications in energy storage, solid-state cooling, thermal switch, transducer, actuation, and …

Benefitting from exceptional energy storage performance, dielectric-based capacitors are
playing increasingly important roles in advanced electronics and high-power electrical …

The development of piezoelectric ceramics with both large piezoelectric responses and
mechanical quality factor is still a key challenge for practical applications for high‐power …

Magnetoelectric materials are highly desirable for technological applications due to their
ability to produce electricity under a magnetic field. Among the various types of …

Epitaxial PbHf1–x Ti x O3/SrTiO3 (001) thin-film heterostructures are studied for a potential
morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) akin to that in the PbZr1–x Ti x O3 system. End …

The breaking of inversion symmetry dictates the emergence of electric polarization, whose
topological states in superlattices and bulks have received tremendous attention for their …