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 …

Ferroelectric tunnel junctions: modulations on the potential barrier

Z Wen, D Wu - Advanced materials, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Recently, ferroelectric tunnel junctions (FTJs) have attracted considerable attention for
potential applications in next‐generation memories, owing to attractive advantages such as …

Ultralow tip‐force driven sizable‐area domain manipulation through transverse flexoelectricity

Y Lun, X Wang, J Kang, Q Ren, T Wang… - Advanced …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Deterministic control of ferroelectric domain is critical in the ferroelectric functional
electronics. Ferroelectric polarization can be manipulated mechanically with a nano‐tip …

Machine learning surrogate model for acceleration of ferroelectric phase-field modeling

K Alhada-Lahbabi, D Deleruyelle… - ACS Applied Electronic …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Phase-field modeling is a powerful technique for predicting domain structure evolution and
electromechanical properties of ferroelectric materials. However, it remains computationally …

Mechanical Polarization Switching in Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 Thin Film

Z Guan, YK Li, YF Zhao, Y Peng, G Han, N Zhong… - Nano Letters, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
HfO2-based films with high compatibility with Si and complementary metal-oxide
semiconductors (CMOS) have been widely explored in recent years. In addition to …

Machine learning surrogate for 3D phase-field modeling of ferroelectric tip-induced electrical switching

K Alhada–Lahbabi, D Deleruyelle… - npj Computational …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Phase-field modeling offers a powerful tool for investigating the electrical control of the
domain structure in ferroelectrics. However, its broad application is constrained by …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Flexoelectric control of physical properties by atomic force microscopy

SM Park, B Wang, LQ Chen, TW Noh… - Applied Physics …, 2021‏ - pubs.aip.org
The past decade has witnessed the tremendous scientific and technological potential of
nanoscale flexoelectricity in solids. The flexoelectric effect describes the universal …

Reducing Threshold of Ferroelectric Domain Switching in Ultrathin Two-Dimensional CuInP2S6 Ferroelectrics via Electrical–Mechanical Coupling

W Yang, S Chen, X Ding, J Sun… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Room-temperature out-of-plane two-dimensional ferroelectrics have promising applications
in miniaturized non-volatile memory appliances. The feasible manipulation of polarization …

Mechanically induced ferroelectric switching in BaTiO3 thin films

B Wang, H Lu, CW Bark, CB Eom, A Gruverman… - Acta Materialia, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The ability to reverse or switch the polarization of a ferroelectric thin film through a
mechanical force under an atomic force microscopy (AFM) tip offers the exciting possibility of …