3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Flexoelectric Polarization Enhancement in Paraelectric via Strain Gradient Engineering
Timo Piecuch, Nina Daneu, Jeffrey A. Brock +7
Flexoelectricity - polarization induced by strain gradients - offers a route to polar functionality in centrosymmetric dielectrics, where traditional piezoelectric effects are abse…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Implantation studies of low-energy positive muons in niobium thin films
Ryan M. L. McFadden, Andreas Suter, Leon Ruf +5
Here we study the range of keV positive muons implanted in NbO( nm)/Nb( nm)/SiO(300 nm)/Si [ = 3.6 nm, 3.3 nm; = 42.0 nm, 60.1 nm] thin films using…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
On Tailoring Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of TiO2 Thin Films Synthesized via 'Room' Temperature High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HiPIMS)
Aarati Chacko, Erwin Hack, Sebastian Lohde +6
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a key material in optoelectronic and energy conversion technologies, including solar cells and photocatalysis. However, integrating TiO2 into flexible or…