We briefly review the state-of-the-art in phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution. The
focus is placed on recent applications of phase-field simulations of solid-state microstructure …

Multiferroic heterostructures can be synthesized by integrating monolithic ferroelectric and
magnetic materials, with interfacial coupling between electric polarization and …

Electrostatic energy storage technology based on dielectrics is fundamental to advanced
electronics and high-power electrical systems. Recently, relaxor ferroelectrics characterized …

Dielectric capacitors with ultrahigh power densities are fundamental energy storage
components in electrical and electronic systems. However, a long-standing challenge is …

The figure-of-merits of ferroelectrics for transducer applications are their electromechanical
coupling factor and the operable temperature range. Relaxor-PbTiO3 ferroelectric crystals …

Relaxor-lead titanate (PbTiO3) crystals, which exhibit extremely high piezoelectricity, are
believed to possess high electro-optic (EO) coefficients. However, the optical transparency …

A large coercive field (EC) and ultrahigh piezoelectricity are essential for ferroelectrics used
in high-drive electromechanical applications. The discovery of relaxor-PbTiO3 crystals is a …

The inherent disadvantage of lead‐free potassium sodium niobate (KNN)‐based ceramics is
the severe temperature instability of piezoelectric charge coefficient (d33) caused by the …

We propose a new numerical technique to deal with nonlinear terms in gradient flows. By
introducing a scalar auxiliary variable (SAV), we construct efficient and robust energy stable …

The core-shell structure precipitatates of Fe-xCu-3.0 Mn-1.5 Ni-1.5 Al alloys under internal
and external strain was investigated by using a multicomponent continuous phase field …