Topological phases in polar oxide nanostructures

J Junquera, Y Nahas, S Prokhorenko, L Bellaiche… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
The past decade has witnessed dramatic progress related to various aspects of emergent
topological polar textures in oxide nanostructures displaying vortices, skyrmions, merons …

Thin‐film ferroelectrics

A Fernandez, M Acharya, HG Lee, J Schimpf… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Terahertz field–induced ferroelectricity in quantum paraelectric SrTiO3

X Li, T Qiu, J Zhang, E Baldini, J Lu, AM Rappe… - Science, 2019 - science.org
“Hidden phases” are metastable collective states of matter that are typically not accessible
on equilibrium phase diagrams. These phases can host exotic properties in otherwise …

Local negative permittivity and topological phase transition in polar skyrmions

S Das, Z Hong, VA Stoica, MAP Gonçalves, YT Shao… - Nature materials, 2021 - nature.com
Topological solitons such as magnetic skyrmions have drawn attention as stable quasi-
particle-like objects. The recent discovery of polar vortices and skyrmions in ferroelectric …

Beyond substrates: strain engineering of ferroelectric membranes

D Pesquera, E Parsonnet, A Qualls, R Xu… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Strain engineering in perovskite oxides provides for dramatic control over material structure,
phase, and properties, but is restricted by the discrete strain states produced by available …

Auxetic piezoelectric effect in heterostructures

MM Yang, TY Zhu, AB Renz, HM Sun, S Liu… - Nature Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Inherent symmetry breaking at the interface has been fundamental to a myriad of physical
effects and functionalities, such as efficient spin–charge interconversion, exotic magnetic …

Advanced materials for energy harvesting and soft robotics: Emerging frontiers to enhance piezoelectric performance and functionality

L Persano, A Camposeo, F Matino, R Wang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Piezoelectric energy harvesting captures mechanical energy from a number of sources,
such as vibrations, the movement of objects and bodies, impact events, and fluid flow to …

Freestanding complex-oxide membranes

D Pesquera, A Fernández, E Khestanova… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Complex oxides show a vast range of functional responses, unparalleled within the
inorganic solids realm, making them promising materials for applications as varied as next …

Achieving excellent ferroelectric and dielectric performance of HfO2/ZrO2/HfO2 thin films under low operating voltage

F Yan, J Liao, K Cao, S Jia, Y Zhou, M Liao - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although the HfO 2-based ferroelectric thin films are compatible with the complementary
metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology and exhibit excellent scalability, they still …

Solution epitaxy of polarization-gradient ferroelectric oxide films with colossal photovoltaic current

C Lin, Z Zhang, Z Dai, M Wu, S Liu, J Chen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Solution growth of single-crystal ferroelectric oxide films has long been pursued for the low-
cost development of high-performance electronic and optoelectronic devices. However, the …