The growth and characterization of functional oxide thin films that are ferroelectric, magnetic,
or both at the same time are reviewed. The evolution of synthesis techniques and how …

Multiferroic materials, or materials that simultaneously possess two or more ferroic order
parameters, have returned to the forefront of materials research. Driven by the desire to …

Strain engineering has emerged as a powerful tool to enhance the performance of known
functional materials. Here we demonstrate a general and practical method to obtain super …

There is an increasing understanding of the mechanisms underlying the development of
magnetoelectric coupling and multiferroic order in both single-phase and composite …

In the search for multiferroic materials magnetic compounds with a strongly elongated unit-
cell (large axial ratio c/a) have been scrutinized intensely. However, none was hitherto …

Bismuth-containing heterometallic oxides are promising candidates for a variety of
applications with respect to the microelectronics industry. This is not only because of their …

The crystal and magnetic structures of polycrystalline BiCoO3 have been determined by the
Rietveld method from neutron diffraction data measured at temperatures from 5 to 520 K …

The effects of alkaline-earth metals on electronic, optical, thermodynamic, and physical
properties of ferromagnetic AVO3 (A= Ba, Sr, Ca, and Mg) have been investigated by first …

Simple Bi-based compounds, BiMO3, are quite interesting materials. They offer large
variations in crystal symmetries, polarity, and properties. Their chemical simplicity makes …

Theoretical ab initio and experimental methods are used to investigate the [Bi (Zn 1/2 Ti 1/2)
O 3] x [PbTiO 3] 1-x solid solution. We find that hybridization between Zn 4 s and 4 p and O 2 …