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 …

Despite more than 50 years of investigation, it is still unclear how the underlying structure of
relaxor ferroelectrics gives rise to their defining properties, such as ultrahigh piezoelectric …

Lead halide perovskites are extensively investigated as efficient solution-processable
materials for photovoltaic applications. The greatest stability and performance of these …

Despite intensive studies on Pb (Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3) O 3 (PMN) relaxor, understanding the exact
nature of its giant dielectric response and of its physical ground state is a fundamental issue …

Piezoelectric ceramics with combinatory soft and hard characteristics are highly desired for
high-power applications. However, it remains grand challenge to achieve simultaneous …

Relaxor-ferroelectrics are fascinating and useful materials, but the mechanism of relaxor-
ferroelectricity has been puzzling the scientific community for more than 65 years. Here, a …

The development of useful structure-function relationships for materials that exhibit
correlated nanoscale disorder requires adequately large atomistic models which today are …

The correlation between structure and function lies at the heart of materials science and
engineering. Especially, modern functional materials usually contain inhomogeneities at an …