The charged domain wall is an ultrathin (typically nanosized) interface between two
domains; it carries bound charge owing to a change of normal component of spontaneous …

In recent years, ferroelectric/piezoelectric polycrystalline bulks and thick films have been
extensively studied for different applications, such as sensors, actuators, transducers and …

Abstract Domain engineering in ferroelectrics endows flexibility for different functional
applications. Whereas the domain engineering strategy for single crystals and thin films is …

Piezoelectric single crystals based on the perovskite ferroelectric system (K, Na) NbO3 have
been widely investigated over the past 20 years due to large piezoelectric coefficients, high …

Lead-free relaxor ferroelectrics are a promising material owing to their excellent energy
storage performance. In this work, a new lead-free ceramic system was synthesized by …

In this review, an overview of acoustic-and radio-frequency frequency dielectric properties of
multiferroic oxides, the significant dynamic response of electrical polarization to small …

The use of photonic concepts to achieve nanoactuation based on light triggering requires
complex architectures to obtain the desired effect. In this context, the recent discovery of …

Perovskite ferroelectric ceramics with giant electrostrictive coefficient Q 33 have attracted
much attention due to their high strain response with ultralow hysteresis. In this work, the …

This work reveals the role of Bi 3+ in the controlling ability of (Bi 0.5 Ag 0.5) ZrO 3 to the
phase structure of potassium sodium niobate based ceramics by introducing Ba 2+. The …

We have investigated the structure, dielectric and electrical properties of lead-free
polycrystalline (Na 0. 4 7 K 0. 4 7 Li 0. 0 6) NbO3 ceramics as a function of temperature and …