Phase transitions and ferroelectrics: revival and the future in the field

Abstract

It appeared worthwhile to us to present a state-of-the-art look at the field of ferroelectrics. We are certainly not attempting to provide a complete review of all aspects of the field of ferroelectrics over the last years but we wish to transport a flavour of the current excitement in the field through the (subjective) choice of four specific examples of current interest: (i) Piezoelectrics and the morphotropic phase boundary, (ii) Multiferroics, (iii) The effect of high pressure on ferroelectrics and (iv) Strain-engineering in ferroelectric oxide thin films. For each topic we will try to work out both current interesting approaches and an outlook into future challenges. Throughout our discussion, the reader is referred to a list of significant review articles, books and papers in the field.

Editorial overview, 31 pages, 4 Figures, 315 References

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• Room temperature coexistence of large electric polarization and magnetic order in BiFeO3 single crystals
• Effect of epitaxial strain on the spontaneous polarization of thin film ferroelectrics
• Electric-field-induced spin-flop in BiFeO3 single crystals at room-temperature
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• Evidence against the polarization rotation model of piezoelectric perovskites at the morphotropic phase boundary
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• Phonon Raman scattering of RCrO3 perovskites (R = Y, La, Pr, Sm, Gd, Dy, Ho, Yb, Lu)
• Pressure-temperature phase diagram of SrTiO3 up to 53 GPa
• Multiple high-pressure phase transitions in BiFeO3
• Phonon Raman scattering of perovskite LaNiO3 thin films
• High-pressure investigations of CaTiO3 up to 60 GPa using X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy
• Phase transition close to room temperature in BiFeO3 thin films
• Structural heterogeneity and diffuse scattering in morphotropic lead zirconate-titanate single crystals
• Temperature-dependent Raman scattering of KTa1-xNbxO3 thin films
• Strain analysis of multiferroic BiFeO3-CoFe2O4 nanostructures by Raman scattering
• High-pressure phase transitions in BiFeO3: hydrostatic vs. non-hydrostatic conditions
• Raman scattering of perovskite SmScO3 and NdScO3 single crystals
• Temperature-dependent Raman scattering of DyScO3 and GdScO3 single crystals
• Strong magneto-elastic coupling and polar properties in orthorhombic Eu1-xYxMnO3 manganite
• SmNiO3/NdNiO3 thin film multilayers
• Structural investigation of LaAlO3 up to 63 GPa
• Influence of pressure on the kinetics of ferroelectric phase transition in BaTiO3