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Dear Colleagues,
Ferroelectric-based devices are expected to decrease in size down to a nanometer scale, while remaining compatible with semiconductor technology. It is well known that many useful properties of ferroelectrics and piezoelectrics (dielectric constant, conductivity, spontaneous polarization, etc.) will be modified at the nanoscale due to the increased influence of interfaces, point and extended defects, and fluctuations. Recent progress in deposition and patterning techniques has not been followed by the corresponding understanding of ferroelectric phenomena at the nanoscale. This obviously limits further miniaturization of ferroelectrics and poses serious problems in the development of ferroelectric-based devices, piezoelectric sensors and actuators, probe-based storage devices, etc. There is increased research on nanoscale ferroelectrics and this is currently receiving a lot of attention in the scientific community. This Special Issue seeks contributions from authors who are engaged in the fabrication, characterization and application of nanoscale ferroelectrics and structures on their base components. Contributions are sought in the following areas:
Novel techniques for nanopatterning and domain engineering of ferroelectrics and related materials
Nanoscale characterization of ferroelectrics, including scanning probe microscopy techniques
Degradation phenomena in ferroelectrics at the nanoscale
Local electrical and mechanical properties and size effects in ferroelectrics
Ferroelectric thin films and their applications
Nanoelectromechanical devices and systems based on ferroelectrics
Applications of nanoscale ferroelectrics and systems on their base components
Dr. Andrei Kholkin
Dr. Denis Alikin
Guest Editors
Keywords
ferroelectrics
piezoelectrics
thin films
local characterization
scanning probe microscopy
size effects
Submission steps:
1. Register via our system https://susy.mdpi.com/ and login;
2. Click "Submit to Special Issue" at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/special_issues/Ferroelectrics_Applications
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