Scanning probe microscopy (SPM), a key invention in nanoscience, has by now been
extended to a wide spectrum of basic and applied fields. Its application to basic science led …

Since its inception more than 25 years ago, Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (PFM) has
become one of the mainstream techniques in the field of nanoferroic materials. This review …

Terahertz (THz) light has proven to be a fine tool to probe and control quasi-particles and
collective excitations in solids, to drive phase transitions and associated changes in material …

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

Emergent functionalities of structural and topological defects in ferroelectric materials
underpin an extremely broad spectrum of applications ranging from domain wall electronics …

Ferroelectric materials have remained one of the major focal points of condensed matter
physics and materials science for over 50 years. In the last 20 years, the development 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 …

We report a giant strain (0.72%) with a low degree of hysteresis (ca. 36.2%) and a giant S
max/E max ratio (916 pm V− 1, S max and E max denote the maximum strain and the …

The polarization of the ferroelectric BiFeO3 sub-jected to different electrical boundary
conditions by heterointerfaces is imaged with atomic resolution using a spherical aberration …

Ferroelectricity in functional materials remains one of the most fascinating areas of modern
science in the past several decades. In the last several years, the rapid development of …