Magnetically driven thermal changes in magnetocaloric materials have, for several decades,
been exploited to pump heat near room temperature. By contrast, their electrocaloric and …

Emerging fields, such as wearable electronics, digital healthcare, the Internet of Things, and
humanoid robots, highlight the need for flexible devices capable of recording signals on …

Abstract Topological domains in ferroelectrics,,,–have received much attention recently
owing to their novel functionalities and potential applications, in electronic devices. So far …

Two-dimensional semiconductors can be used to build next-generation electronic devices
with ultrascaled channel lengths. However, semiconductors need to be integrated with high …

The wealth of complex polar topologies,,,,,,,,–recently found in nanoscale ferroelectrics
results from a delicate balance between the intrinsic tendency of the materials to develop a …

Ceramics are considered intrinsically brittle at room temperature, which is mainly attributed
to the limited availability of crystallographic slips and pre-existing geometrical flaws …

Mechanical deformation of a crystal can have a profound effect on its physical properties.
Notably, even small modifications of bond geometry can completely change the size and …

Advances in complex oxide heteroepitaxy have highlighted the enormous potential of
utilizing strain engineering via lattice mismatch to control ferroelectricity in thin-film …

The evolutionary success in advanced electronics and electrical systems has been
sustained by the rapid development of energy storage technologies. Among various energy …

Oxide crystal ceramics are commonly hard and brittle, when they are bent they typically
fracture. Such mechanical response limits the use of these materials in emerging fields like …