Breaking symmetry for piezoelectricity
Fei Li
Abstract
Record-breaking piezoelectricity is achieved in oxides with symmetry-breaking defects.
Topics & Concepts
PiezoelectricitySymmetry breakingSymmetry (geometry)Spontaneous symmetry breakingExplicit symmetry breakingChiral symmetry breakingCondensed matter physicsPhysicsTheoretical physicsQuantum mechanicsMathematicsAcousticsGeometryFerroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsAcoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesMultiferroics and related materials