During switching, the microstructure of a ferroelectric normally adapts to align internal
dipoles with external electric fields. Favorably oriented dipolar regions (domains) grow at the …

Lattice parameter data from the literature have been used to provide a complete description
of spontaneous strain variations across each of the six known phase transitions of WO 3 in …

Spontaneous polarization plays a crucial role in manifesting unprecedented properties in
polar materials, yet its mechanism remains relatively unexplored. We lack certainty …

The combination of local heating and biasing at the tip-surface junction in temperature-
assisted piezoresponse force microscopy (TPFM) opens a pathway for probing local …

Charged domain walls form spontaneously in Cu-Cl boracite on cooling through the phase
transition. These walls exhibit changed conductivity compared to the bulk and motion …

Ferroelectric materials, defined by a switchable, spontaneous electrical polarisation, have
made significant inroads into our lives under the guise of invaluable technologies such as …