Thin-film ferroelectric materials and their applications

LW Martin, AM Rappe - Nature Reviews Materials, 2016 - nature.com
Ferroelectric materials, because of their robust spontaneous electrical polarization, are
widely used in various applications. Recent advances in modelling, synthesis and …

Flexoelectricity in solids: Progress, challenges, and perspectives

B Wang, Y Gu, S Zhang, LQ Chen - Progress in Materials Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The flexoelectricity describes the contribution of the linear couplings between the electric
polarization and strain gradient and between polarization gradient and strain to the …

High energy storage performance of opposite double‐heterojunction ferroelectricity–insulators

T Zhang, W Li, Y Zhao, Y Yu… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the excellent energy storage performance is achieved by constructing opposite
double‐heterojunction ferroelectricity–insulator–ferroelectricity configuration. The PbZr0 …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-thin ferroelectrics

H Qiao, C Wang, WS Choi, MH Park, Y Kim - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Device applications of ferroelectrics have not only utilized the switchable polarization but
also adopted myriads of emerging physical properties. In particular, ferroelectrics in ultra …

Scaling effects in perovskite ferroelectrics: fundamental limits and process‐structure‐property relations

JF Ihlefeld, DT Harris, R Keech… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Ferroelectric materials are well‐suited for a variety of applications because they can offer a
combination of high performance and scaled integration. Examples of note include …

Flexible and translucent PZT films enhanced by the compositionally graded heterostructure for human body monitoring

D Zou, S Liu, C Zhang, Y Hong, G Zhang, Z Yang - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
As a typical ferroelectric material, the PbZr 1− x Ti x O 3 (PZT) thin film with a homogeneous
component has drawn extensive attention to the application in self-powered flexible …

New modalities of strain-control of ferroelectric thin films

AR Damodaran, JC Agar, S Pandya… - Journal of Physics …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Ferroelectrics, with their spontaneous switchable electric polarization and strong coupling
between their electrical, mechanical, thermal, and optical responses, provide functionalities …

Advancements of Flexoelectric Materials and Their Implementations in Flexoelectric Devices

X Liang, H Dong, Y Wang, Q Ma… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Flexoelectricity, a universal electromechanical coupling phenomenon, has triggered new
feasibilities of advancements in functional materials, especially for nanoscale materials. The …

Highly mobile ferroelastic domain walls in compositionally graded ferroelectric thin films

JC Agar, AR Damodaran, MB Okatan, J Kacher… - Nature materials, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract Domains and domain walls are critical in determining the response of ferroelectrics,
and the ability to controllably create, annihilate, or move domains is essential to enable a …

Flexoelectricity in wrinkled thin films

H Shang, X Liang, F Deng, S Hu, S Shen - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Flexoelectric effect tends to be more pronounced in thin films, where large strain gradients
are easier to achieve. Large-area and tunable strain gradients can be introduced by …