Our understanding of the “long range” electrodynamic, electrostatic, and polar interactions
that dominate the organization of small objects at separations beyond an interatomic bond …

This review paper summarizes recent advances in the quickly developing field of nanoscale
ferroelectrics, analyses its current status and considers potential future developments. The …

Piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) is a powerful method widely used for nanoscale
studies of the electromechanical coupling effect in various materials systems. Here, we …

Multiscale and multimodal imaging of material structures and properties provides solid
ground on which materials theory and design can flourish. Recently, KAIST announced 10 …

In recent years ferroelectric domain patterning has become a popular topic of physical
research because it enables photonic applications as well as data storage. For generation of …

Piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) uses a cantilever arm to track the electromechanical
motion of the electric dipole moment to visualize the ferroelectric domain structure, which …

The interfaces of polar oxide heterostructures can display electronic properties unique from
the oxides they border, as they require screening from either internal or external sources of …

Ultrahigh storage densities can be achieved by using a thermomechanical scanning-probe-
based data-storage approach to write, read back, and erase data in very thin polymer films …

Functional polymers such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and its copolymers, which
exhibit room-temperature piezoelectricity and ferroelectricity in two-dimensional (2D) limit …

Conspectus Microscopy has long expanded humanity's understanding of the microscopic
world, transcending limitations of the naked eye. The atomic force microscope (AFM), in …