Ferroelectrics are usually inflexible oxides that undergo brittle deformation. We synthesized
freestanding single-crystalline ferroelectric barium titanate (BaTiO3) membranes with a …

Ferroelectric materials have been utilized in a broad range of electronic, optical, and
electromechanical applications and hold the promise for the design of future high-density …

Abstract (K, Na) NbO3 based ceramics are considered to be one of the most promising lead-
free ferroelectrics replacing Pb (Zr, Ti) O3. Despite extensive studies over the last two …

Numerous investigations on the development of the relaxor-PbTiO3 ferroelectric crystals
have been carried out since their extraordinary properties were revealed. Recent …

Transparent ferroelectric crystals with high piezoelectricity are challenging to build because
of their complex structure and disordered domains in rhombohedral relaxor ferroelectrics …

Reducing the switching energy of ferroelectric thin films remains an important goal in the
pursuit of ultralow-power ferroelectric memory and logic devices. Here, we elucidate the …

Since industry‐standard piezoelectric materials, such as lead zirconium titanate ceramics,
contain toxic lead, a rapid surge in research on lead‐free piezoelectric materials is occurring …

Failure of polarization reversal, ie, ferroelectric degradation, induced by cyclic electric
loadings in ferroelectric materials, has been a long-standing challenge that negatively …

Ferroelectric vortices formed through complex lattice–charge interactions have great
potential in applications for future nanoelectronics such as memories. For practical …

The development of xenon plasma focused ion-beam (Xe+ PFIB) milling technique enables
site-specific sample preparation with milling rates several times larger than the conventional …