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Atomically localized ingredient-dependent interface phonon in heterogeneous solids
Mei Wu, Ruochen Shi, Ruishi Qi +12
Phonons are the primary heat carriers in non-metallic solids. In compositionally heterogeneous materials, the thermal properties are believed to be mainly governed by the disrupted…
Single-dislocation phonons: atomic-scale measurement and their thermal properties
Yuehui Li, Bo Han, Xiaolong Yang +12
Nanoscale defects such as dislocations, have a significant impact on the phonon thermal transport properties in non-metallic materials. To unravel these effects, understanding of d…
Electric-field control of the nucleation and motion of isolated three-fold polar vertices
Mingqiang Li, Tiannan Yang, Pan Chen +12
Recently various topological polar structures have been discovered in oxide thin films. Despite the increasing evidence of their switchability under electrical and/or mechanical fi…
Engineering of Atomic-Scale Flexoelectricity at Grain Boundaries
Mei Wu, Xiaowei Zhang, Xiaomei Li +9
Flexoelectricity is a type of ubiquitous and prominent electromechanical coupling, pertaining to the response of electrical polarization to mechanical strain gradients while not re…
Manipulation of polar vortex chirality in oxide superlattices
Pan Chen, Congbing Tan, Zhexin Jiang +18
Topological polar vortices that are the electric analogues of magnetic objects, present great potential in applications of future nanoelectronics due to their nanometer size, anoma…
Atomic-scale observations of electrical and mechanical manipulation of topological polar flux-closure
Xiaomei Li, Congbing Tan, Peng Gao +12
The ability to controllably manipulate the complex topological polar configurations, such as polar flux-closure via external stimuli, enables many applications in electromechanical…
Atomic Origin of Spin-Valve Magnetoresistance at the SrRuO3 Grain Boundary
Xujing Li, Li Yin, Zhengxun Lai +14
Defects ubiquitously exist in crystal materials and usually exhibit a very different nature than the bulk matrix, and hence, their presence can have significant impacts on the prop…
Atomic-environment-dependent thickness of ferroelastic domain walls
Mingqiang Li, Xiaomei Li, Yuehui Li +3
Domain walls are of increasing interest in ferroelectrics because of their unique properties and potential applications in future nanoelectronics. However, the thickness of ferroel…
Atomic Imaging of Mechanically Induced Topological Transition of Ferroelectric Vortices
Pan Chen, Xiangli Zhong, Jacob A. Zorn +14
Ferroelectric vortices formed through complex lattice-charge interactions have great potential in applications for future nanoelectronics such as memories. For practical applicatio…