Over the last 30 years, the study of ferroelectric oxides has been revolutionized by the
implementation of epitaxial‐thin‐film‐based studies, which have driven many advances in …

Relaxor ferroelectrics were discovered in the 1950s but many of their properties are not
understood. In this review, we shall concentrate on materials such as PMN …

Relaxor ferroelectrics are highly desired for pulse-power dielectric capacitors, however it
has become a bottleneck that substantial enhancements of energy density generally …

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

The design of core–shell materials affords additional degrees of freedom to tailor functional
properties as compared to solid solution counterparts. Although to date most of the work in …

A first-principles-based technique is developed to investigate the properties of Ba (Zr, Ti) O 3
relaxor ferroelectrics as a function of temperature. The use of this scheme provides answers …

As the most intensively investigated ferroelectric polymers, poly (vinylidene fluoride) and its
co-/ter-polymers enable major breakthroughs in a wide range of applications. Since defects …

Substitutional charge disorder as in PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3, structural cation vacancies as in Sr x
Ba 1-x Nb 2 O 6 and isovalent substitution of off-centered cations as in BaTi 1-x Sn x O 3 and …

Precursor dynamics of a cubic to tetragonal ferroelectric phase transition in BaTiO 3 is
studied by the accurate measurement of the second harmonic generation (SHG) integral …

Materials possessing multiple states are promising to emulate synaptic and neuronic
behaviors. Their operation frequency, typically in or below the GHz range, however, limits …