Ferroelectric materials, because of their robust spontaneous electrical polarization, are
widely used in various applications. Recent advances in modelling, synthesis and …

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

We review recent developments and advances in the synthesis of thin-film multiferroic and
magnetoelectric heterostructures. Driven by the promise of new materials with built-in useful …

In functional materials, nanoscale phase boundaries exhibit exotic phenomena that are
notably absent in their parent phases. Over the past two decades, much of the research into …

Morphotropic phase boundaries (MPBs) in ferroelectrics are highly desired phase transition
regions, where crystal structure becomes extremely susceptible to external stimuli leading to …

Deterministic control of substitution sites is the holy grail of chemical engineering in
materials science. The substitution of the dopants in the host crystal lattice usually obeys the …

Choice of materials is the prime step toward device applications as the unique physical and
chemical properties of each material determine the desired output and efficiency of a …

Phase boundaries in multiferroics, in which (anti-) ferromagnetic, ferroelectric and
ferroelastic order parameters coexist, enable manipulation of magnetism and electronic …

Highly elongated BiFeO3 is epitaxially grown on hexagonal sapphire (0001) substrate within
a rather narrow synthesis window. Both X-ray reciprocal space maps and Raman …

Thus far in this book, we have focused on ferroelectric and magnetic spin torque transfer
memories. In this chapter, we describe the recent discoveries in the emerging field of …