Surface acoustic waves (SAWs) are the guided waves that propagate along the top surface
of a material with wave vectors orthogonal to the normal direction to the surface. Based on …

Ferroelectrics and multiferroics have recently emerged as perspective materials for
information technology and data storage applications. The combination of extremely narrow …

In order to determine the origin of image contrast in piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM),
analytical descriptions of the complex interactions between a small tip and ferroelectric …

Indentation is a remarkably flexible mechanical test due to its relative experimental
simplicity. Coupled with advances in instrument development, ease of implementation has …

Electrostatic force microscopy and scanning surface potential microscopy are applied to
study force gradient and surface potential on BaTiO 3 (100) surface. Surface potential …

Among the main trends in our daily society is a drive for smaller, faster, cheaper, smarter
computers with ever-increasing memories. To sustain this drive the com puter industry is …

To achieve quantitative interpretation of piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM), including
resolution limits, tip bias-and strain-induced phenomena and spectroscopy, analytical …

A combined theoretical/numerical/experimental program is outlined for extending the
internal length gradient (ILG) approach to consider time lags, stochasticity, and multiphysics …

Flexoelectricity, referring to a spontaneous electric polarization induced by strain gradient in
dielectrics, presents a strong size dependency at the nanoscale. In the current work, the …

Flexoelectricity, representing a spontaneous electric polarization induced by a non-uniform
strain field (or strain gradient), is believed to become manifest and be responsible for the …