Piezoelectric materials are known to mankind for more than a century, with numerous
advancements made in both scientific understandings and practical applications. In the last …

Ferroelectrics have a spontaneous electrical polarization that is arranged into domains and
can be reversed by an externally-applied field. This high versatility makes them useful in …

Piezoelectric actuators transform electrical energy into mechanical energy, and because of
their compactness, quick response time and accurate displacement, they are sought after in …

Piezoelectric materials convert between electrical and mechanical energies such that an
applied stress induces a polarization and an applied electric field induces a strain. This …

There has been a resurgence of complex oxides of late owing to their ferroelectric and
ferromagnetic properties. Although these properties had been recognized decades ago, the …

Abstract PbZr1− xTixO3 (PZT) is one of the most important and widely used piezoelectric
materials. The study of its local and average structures is of fundamental importance in …

High-performance piezoelectric materials are pivotal to many electromechanical
applications including piezoelectric actuators, sensors, and transducers. However, the …

Piezoelectric materials play a crucial role in a large number of devices and applications
modern society would not like to miss. Mobile phones and ultrasonic imaging are just the …

In bulk ferroelectric ceramics, extrinsic contributions associated with motion of domain walls
and phase boundaries are a significant component of the measured dielectric and …

The market-dominating of electrostatic capacitors of BaTiO 3 are essential in advanced
power supply system due to their quickly store and release electrical energy. However, the …