Ferroelectric and ferroelastic domain walls are 2D topological defects with thicknesses
approaching the unit cell level. When this spatial confinement is combined with observations …

Domains in ferroelectrics were considered to be well understood by the middle of the last
century: They were generally rectilinear, and their walls were Ising-like. Their simplicity …

Negative capacitance is a newly discovered state of ferroelectric materials that holds
promise for electronics applications by exploiting a region of thermodynamic space that is …

The greatest challenge that limits the application of pyro-catalytic materials is the lack of
highly frequent thermal cycling due to the enormous heat capacity of ambient environment …

Complex topological configurations are fertile ground for exploring emergent phenomena
and exotic phases in condensed-matter physics. For example, the recent discovery of …

Using epitaxy and the misfit strain imposed by an underlying substrate, it is possible to
elastically strain oxide thin films to percent levels—far beyond where they would crack in …

Complex transition metal oxides span a wide range of crystalline structures and play host to
an incredible variety of physical phenomena. High dielectric permittivities, piezo-, pyro-, and …

Topological spin/polarization structures in ferroic materials continue to draw great attention
as a result of their fascinating physical behaviors and promising applications in the field of …

Ferroelectric domain walls naturally form at nanoscale interfaces of polar order leading to
electronic properties distinct from the bulk that can also be electrically programmed. These …

Piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) detects the local piezoelectric deformation of a
sample caused by an applied electric field from the tip of a scanning force microscope. PFM …