In the past decade, domain engineered relaxor-PT ferroelectric single crystals, including (1−
x) Pb (Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3) O 3–xPbTiO 3 (PMN–PT),(1− x) Pb (Zn 1/3 Nb 2/3) O 3–xPbTiO 3 (PZN …

Electrical energy storage systems (EESSs) with high energy density and power density are
essential for the effective miniaturization of future electronic devices. Among different EESSs …

Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) are a diverse family of microporous inorganic solids,
known for their gas storage ability, metal-ion immobilization, proton conduction, and stimuli …

Relaxor ferroelectrics exhibit outstanding dielectric, electromechanical and electrocaloric
properties, and are the materials of choice for acoustic sensors, solid-state coolers …

Crystals are a state of matter characterized by periodic order. Yet, crystalline materials can
harbour disorder in many guises, such as non-repeating variations in composition, atom …

Transparent piezoelectric materials are capable of coupling several physical effects such as
optics, acoustics, electricity, and mechanical deformation together, which expands …

The development of useful structure-function relationships for materials that exhibit
correlated nanoscale disorder requires adequately large atomistic models which today are …

Thermally-densified hafnium terephthalate UiO-66 (Hf) is shown to exhibit the strongest
isotropic negative thermal expansion (NTE) effect yet reported for a metal–organic …

Diffuse X-ray scattering is a rich source of local structural information over and above that
obtained by conventional crystal structure determination. The main aim of the book is to …

Ferroelectrics, with their spontaneous switchable electric polarization and strong coupling
between their electrical, mechanical, thermal, and optical responses, provide functionalities …