Intrinsic-strain engineering by dislocation imprint in bulk ferroelectrics

F Zhuo, X Zhou, S Gao, F Dietrich, PB Groszewicz… - Physical review …, 2023 - APS
We report an intrinsic strain engineering, akin to thin filmlike approaches, via irreversible
high-temperature plastic deformation of a tetragonal ferroelectric single-crystal BaTiO 3 …

Ferroelectric domain engineering using structural defect ordering

E Gradauskaite, KA Hunnestad, QN Meier… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ferroelectrics have become indispensable in the development of energy-efficient oxide
electronics. Their domain state is closely linked to the final device functionality, making …

Structural degeneracy and formation of crystallographic domains in epitaxial LaFeO3 films revealed by machine-learning assisted 4D-STEM

M Zhu, J Lanier, J Flores, V da Cruz Pinha Barbosa… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Structural domains and domain walls, inherent in single crystalline perovskite oxides, can
significantly influence the properties of the material and therefore must be considered as a …

Offcut Substrate-Induced Defect Trapping at Step Edges

N Bonmassar, G Christiani, G Logvenov… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
We report step edge-induced localized defects suppressing subsequent antiphase
boundary formation in the bulk structure of a trilayer oxide heterostructure. The …

Nanoscale coexistence of polar-nonpolar domains underlying oxygen storage properties in

H Nakajima, K Uchihashi, H Tsukasaki, D Morikawa… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
Hexagonal manganese oxides R Mn O 3 (R= Y, Ho–Lu, Sc, and In) show intriguing
topological ferroelectric domain walls with variable conductivity, leading to domain wall …

Stabilization of layered perovskite structures via strontium substitution in Ca3Ti2O7 revealed via elemental mapping

K Kurushima, H Nakajima, S Mine… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Extensive studies have been performed on layered compounds, ranging from layered
cuprates to van der Waals materials with critical issues of intergrowths and stacking faults …

Direct observation of rotation of polarization at 90-degree domain walls in BaTiO3

D Morikawa, Y Noguchi, K Tsuda - Japanese Journal of Applied …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The rotation of polarization at 90-degree domain walls in tetragonal BaTiO 3 was directly
observed by the STEM-CBED method, which combines scanning transmission electron …

Translational Symmetry Breaking at Charged Domain Walls in a Layered Perovskite Ferroelectric

H Nakajima, K Kurushima, H Tsukasaki, S Mori - 2023 - academic.oup.com
Ferroelectrics are known as important functional materials that play various roles in
electronics, various sensors, and energy harvesting applications. The functional properties …

Unusual nanoscale coexistence of polar-nonpolar domains underlying oxygen storage properties in Ho(Mn, Ti)O

H Nakajima, K Uchihashi, H Tsukasaki… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Hexagonal manganese oxides RMnO $ _3 $ show intriguing topological ferroelectric-
domain walls with variable conductivity, leading to domain wall engineering. Despite the …

Interfacial control of ferroic order in oxide heterostructures

E Gradauskaite - 2022 - research-collection.ethz.ch
Oxide electronics have emerged as an alternative to replace the current silicon-based
technology. Owing to a rich elemental composition compared to that of doped silicon …