Ferroelectric materials are currently some of the most widely applied material systems and
are constantly generating improved functions with higher efficiencies. Advancements in poly …

The lead-free sodium bismuth titanate (BNT) system has been extensively investigated in
the past decade due to its multi-functional electro-active properties. Here, we present a …

Ceria and its solid solutions play a vital role in several industrial processes and devices.
These include solar energy-to-fuel conversion, solid oxide fuel and electrolyzer cells …

High strain piezoelectric ceramics are the state-of-the-art materials for high precision,
positioning devices. A comprehensive review of the latest developments of the various types …

We present a critical review that encompasses the fundamentals and state-of-the-art
knowledge of barium titanate-based piezoelectrics. First, the essential crystallography …

Piezoelectrics are materials that linearly deform in response to an applied electric field. As a
fundamental prerequisite, piezoelectric materials must have a noncentrosymmetric crystal …

Piezoelectricity describes interconversion between electrical charge and mechanical strain.
As expected for lattice ions displaced in an electric field, the proportionality constant is …

In response to the current environmental regulations against the use of lead in daily
electronic devices, a number of investigations have been performed worldwide in search for …

Electrostriction plays an important role in the electromechanical behavior of ferroelectrics
and describes a phenomenon in dielectrics where the strain varies proportional to the …

Dielectric elastomer actuators are stretchable capacitors capable of a musclelike actuation
when charged. They will one day be used to replace malfunctioning muscles supposing the …