Thin‐film ferroelectrics

A Fernandez, M Acharya, HG Lee, J Schimpf… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last 30 years, the study of ferroelectric oxides has been revolutionized by the
implementation of epitaxial‐thin‐film‐based studies, which have driven many advances in …

Freestanding perovskite oxide films: Synthesis, challenges, and properties

FM Chiabrera, S Yun, Y Li, RT Dahm… - Annalen der …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this review paper, recent progress in the fabrication, transfer, and fundamental physical
properties of freestanding oxide perovskite thin films is discussed. First, the main strategies …

Nanoelectromechanical systems from two-dimensional materials

PF Ferrari, SP Kim, AM van der Zande - Applied Physics Reviews, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Micro-and nanoelectromechanical systems have numerous applications in sensing and
signal transduction. Many properties benefit from reducing the system size to the nanoscale …

Recent advances in the mechanics of 2D materials

G Wang, H Hou, Y Yan, R Jagatramka… - … Journal of Extreme …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The exceptional physical properties and unique layered structure of two-dimensional (2D)
materials have made this class of materials great candidates for applications in electronics …

Ultrathin Piezoelectric Resonators Based on Graphene and Free‐Standing Single‐Crystal BaTiO3

M Lee, JR Renshof, KJ van Zeggeren… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Suspended piezoelectric thin films are key elements enabling high‐frequency filtering in
telecommunication devices. To meet the requirements of next‐generation electronics, it is …

Freestanding complex-oxide membranes

D Pesquera, A Fernández, E Khestanova… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Complex oxides show a vast range of functional responses, unparalleled within the
inorganic solids realm, making them promising materials for applications as varied as next …

[HTML][HTML] Micro-cantilever bending tests for understanding size effect in gradient elasticity

JH Choi, H Kim, JY Kim, KH Lim, BC Lee, GD Sim - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Higher-order deformation theories, such as the couple stress and strain gradient theory,
have been widely used to predict the mechanical behavior of micro/nano-scale structures. In …

Size‐Induced Ferroelectricity in Antiferroelectric Oxide Membranes

R Xu, KJ Crust, V Harbola, R Arras, KY Patel… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite extensive studies on size effects in ferroelectrics, how structures and properties
evolve in antiferroelectrics with reduced dimensions still remains elusive. Given the …

Interface Design Beyond Epitaxy: Oxide Heterostructures Comprising Symmetry‐forbidden Interfaces

H Wang, V Harbola, YJ Wu, PA van Aken… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Epitaxial growth of thin‐film heterostructures is generally considered the most successful
procedure to obtain interfaces of excellent structural and electronic quality between three …

[HTML][HTML] Flexoelectric control of physical properties by atomic force microscopy

SM Park, B Wang, LQ Chen, TW Noh… - Applied Physics …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The past decade has witnessed the tremendous scientific and technological potential of
nanoscale flexoelectricity in solids. The flexoelectric effect describes the universal …