Piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) probes the mechanical deformation of a sample in
response to an electric field applied with the tip of an atomic force microscope. Originally …

The competition between elasticity and pinning of an interface in a fluctuating potential
energy landscape gives rise to characteristic self-affine roughening and a complex dynamic …

Using hypothesis-learning-driven automated scanning probe microscopy (SPM), we explore
the bias-induced transformations that underpin the functionality of broad classes of devices …

Recent advances in the development of novel methods for the local characterization of
ferroelectric domains open up new opportunities not only to image, but also to control and to …

We briefly introduce the generic framework of disordered elastic systems (DES), giving a
short 'recipe'of a DES modeling and presenting the quantities of interest in order to probe the …

Abstract Domain walls separating differently oriented polarization regions of ferroelectric
materials are known to greatly impact nanoscale materials and device functionalities …

Electromechanical properties and crystal and domain structures of piezoelectric ceramics
from the Pb 1− x La x (Zr 0.65 Ti 0.35) 1− x/4 O 3 (x/65/35 PLZT) solid solution system were …

Self-affine rough interfaces are ubiquitous in experimental systems, and display
characteristic scaling properties as a signature of the nature of disorder in their supporting …

Understanding and controlling the motion, stability, and equilibrium configuration of
ferroelectric domain walls is key for their integration into potential nanoelectronic …

The switching dynamics of ferroelectric polarization under electric fields depends on the
availability of screening charges in order to stabilize the switched polarization. In …