The flexoelectricity describes the contribution of the linear couplings between the electric
polarization and strain gradient and between polarization gradient and strain to the …

Recently, electrical stimulation, as a non-pharmacological physical stimulus, has been
widely exploited in biomedical and clinical applications due to its ability to significantly …

Interface engineering by local polarization using piezoelectric,,–, pyroelectric, and
ferroelectric,–effects has attracted considerable attention as a promising approach for …

All dielectric materials including ceramics, semiconductors, biomaterials, and polymers have
the property of flexoelectricity, which opens a fertile avenue to sensing, actuation, and …

Harvesting environmental energy to generate electricity is a key scientific and technological
endeavour of our time. Photovoltaic conversion and electromechanical transduction are two …

Soft materials that can produce electrical energy under mechanical stimulus or deform
significantly via moderate electrical fields are important for applications ranging from soft …

Innovative technologies beyond or can augment the conventional metal-oxide-
semiconductor (CMOS)-based technology to achieve adaptive and seamless interactions …

Soft robotics requires materials that are capable of large deformation and amenable to
actuation with external stimuli such as electric fields. Energy harvesting, biomedical devices …

In dielectric materials, due to the flexoelectric effect, a large inhomogeneous deformation
can break or significantly alter the inversion symmetry of the material and induce net …

Improving the flexoelectric coefficients of materials is of great significance and challenge in
physics and material sciences. Herein, graphite was roughly added into a paraelectric SrTiO …