Long‐range ordering of dipoles is a key microscopic signature of ferroelectrics. These
ordered dipoles form ferroelectric domains, which can be reoriented by electric fields …

Piezoelectric materials are known to mankind for more than a century, with numerous
advancements made in both scientific understandings and practical applications. In the last …

The discovery of ultrahigh piezoelectricity in relaxor-ferroelectric solid solution single
crystals is a breakthrough in ferroelectric materials. A key signature of relaxor-ferroelectric …

Feature size is a natural determinant of material properties. Its design offers the
technological perspectives for material improvement. Grain size, crystallite size, domain …

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 …

The existence of polar nanoregions is the most important characteristic of relaxor‐based
ferroelectric materials. Recently, the contributions of polar nanoregions to the shear …

Correlating electromechanical and dielectric properties with nanometre-scale order is the
defining challenge for the development of piezoelectric oxides. Current lead (Pb)-based …

Relaxor ferroelectrics, with their strong dependence of polarization on the applied electric
field, are of considerable technological importance. On a microscopic scale, however, there …

Relaxor ferroelectrics are a special class of material that exhibit an enormous
electromechanical response and are easily polarized with an external field. These …

PbZr1–x Ti x O3 (PZT) and Pb (Mg1/3Nb2/3) 1–x Ti x O3 (PMN-x PT) are complex lead-
oxide perovskites that display exceptional piezoelectric properties for pseudorhombohedral …