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Spatial Distribution and Clustering of Glycosaminoglycans in Electrospun Gelatin-Based Scaffolds Open

Huiyong Li, Apurva Limaye, Laura Osorno, Omar Alheib, Zhenqin Wang , et al. · 2025

The extracellular matrix (ECM) is comprised of components like collagen, elastin, and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). Electrospun fibrous scaffolds are designed to replicate the form and composition of the native ECM, often requiring blending o…

Hierarchical domain structures in buckled ferroelectric free sheets Open

David Pesquera, Kumara Cordero‐Edwards, Martí Checa, Ilia N. Ivanov, Blai Casals , et al. · 2025

Reversible long-range domain wall motion in an improper ferroelectric Open

Manuel Zahn, Aaron Merlin Müller, Kyle P. Kelley, Sabine M. Neumayer, Sergei V. Kalinin , et al. · 2025

Reversible ferroelectric domain wall movements beyond the 10 nm range associated with Rayleigh behavior are usually restricted to specific defect-engineered systems. Here, we demonstrate that such long-range movements naturally occur in th…

Hierarchical domain structures in buckled ferroelectric free sheets Open

David Pesquera, Kumara Cordero‐Edwards, Martí Checa, Ilia N. Ivanov, Blai Casals , et al. · 2024

Flat elastic sheets tend to display wrinkles and folds. From pieces of clothing down to two-dimensional crystals, these corrugations appear in response to strain generated by sheet compression or stretching, thermal or mechanical mismatch …

Reversible long-range domain wall motion in an improper ferroelectric Open

Manuel Zahn, A. M. Müller, Kyle P. Kelley, Sabine M. Neumayer, Sergei V. Kalinin , et al. · 2024

Reversible ferroelectric domain wall movements beyond the 10 nm range associated with Rayleigh behavior are usually restricted to specific defect-engineered systems. Here, we demonstrate that such long-range movements naturally occur in th…

On-demand nanoengineering of in-plane ferroelectric topologies Open

Martí Checa, Bharat Pant, Alexander A. Puretzky, Bogdan Dryzhakov, Rama K. Vasudevan , et al. · 2024

Domain wall dynamics in tungsten trioxide: Evidence for polar domain walls Open

Jack T. Eckstein, Hiroko Yokota, Neus Domingo, Gustau Catalán, Oktay Aktas , et al. · 2024

Domain walls have distinct properties from the bulk, and tailoring them to suit the needs for device applications is critical. Tungsten trioxide, WO3, is of great interest for device applications that make use of domain wall properties; it…

On-demand nanoengineering of in-plane ferroelectric topologies Open

Martí Checa, Bharat Pant, Alexander A. Puretzky, Bogdan Dryzhakov, Rama K. Vasudevan , et al. · 2024

Hierarchical assemblies of ferroelectric nanodomains (or superdomains) can exhibit exotic morphologies that lead to distinct behaviors and functionalities. Controlling these superdomains reliably is critical for realizing new states with d…

Understanding piezocatalysis, pyrocatalysis and ferrocatalysis Open

Neus Domingo · 2024

The last decade has witnessed the emergence of the application of piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials for catalytic and photocatalytic applications that harness light, thermal and mechanical energy into chemical reactions. This artic…

Bowing to ferroelectric artificial flux closure Open

Neus Domingo · 2023

High-speed mapping of surface charge dynamics using sparse scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy Open

Martí Checa, Addis Fuhr, Changhyo Sun, Rama K. Vasudevan, Maxim Ziatdinov , et al. · 2023

Unraveling local dynamic charge processes is vital for progress in diverse fields, from microelectronics to energy storage. This relies on the ability to map charge carrier motion across multiple length- and timescales and understanding ho…

Quantitative analysis of construction-related legal cases in New Zealand Open

Pamela Moreira Gomes Da Silva, Neus Domingo, Nazam Ali · 2023

The construction industry in New Zealand (NZ) plays a significant role in the country's economy. Similar to many other countries around the world, the construction industry in NZ is also prone to many disputes, which sometimes end up in co…

A Systematic review of vertical construction project characteristics Open

Izzy Jayasinghe, Neus Domingo, A.L. Thi Hoai, Monty Sutrisna · 2023

The construction industry is one of the key contributors to the development of any country. Depending on the orientation of the construction, it divides into two types; vertical and horizontal constructions. However, different project char…

Construction waste estimation methods: a systematic literature review Open

Na Tong, Neus Domingo, An Le · 2023

To date, researchers and governments have paid increasing attention to the zero-waste goal as an effective solution to alleviate the environmental impacts of construction projects towards sustainability. Accurate estimation of construction…

Development of a Forecasting Tool to Address High Percentage of Breach in Delivery Times in a Local Food Delivery Service Open

Tomas Gabriel, Neus Domingo, Noah Hermogenes, Nikko Yuag, Engr Carlos , et al. · 2023

Online Food Delivery Services (FDS) have increased in popularity in the past few years.Timely delivery of food is crucial as it affects the quality of food and customer attitude towards the service.This study aims to address the orders tha…

Tunable Molecular Electrodes for Bistable Polarization Screening Open

Irena Spasojević, José Santiso, José Manuel Caicedo, Gustau Catalán, Neus Domingo · 2023

The polar discontinuity at any ferroelectric surface creates a depolarizing field that must be screened for the polarization to be stable. In capacitors, screening is done by the electrodes, while in bare ferroelectric surfaces it is typic…

High speed mapping of surface charge dynamics via Spiral Scanning Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy Open

Martí Checa, Kyle P. Kelley, Changhyo Sun, Rama K. Vasudevan, Maxim Ziatdinov , et al. · 2023

Understanding local dynamic charge processes is essential for developing advanced materials and devices, from batteries and microelectronics to medicine and biology. Continued progress relies on the ability to map electronic and ionic tran…

Progress on Emerging Ferroelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting, Storage and Conversion (Adv. Energy Mater. 24/2022) Open

Xian‐Kui Wei, Neus Domingo, Young Sun, Nina Balke, Rafal E. Dunin‐Borkowski , et al. · 2022

Ferroelectric Materials Pertinent to spatial and temporal dimensions, topology, conductivity, ionic migration and defect engineering, the emerging polarization states and phenomena in the key entities of capacitors, solar cells, batteries …

Progress on Emerging Ferroelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting, Storage and Conversion Open

Xian‐Kui Wei, Neus Domingo, Young Sun, Nina Balke, Rafal E. Dunin‐Borkowski , et al. · 2022

Since the discovery of Rochelle salt a century ago, ferroelectric materials have been investigated extensively due to their robust responses to electric, mechanical, thermal, magnetic, and optical fields. These features give rise to a seri…

Voltage control of magnetism with magneto-ionic approaches: Beyond voltage-driven oxygen ion migration Open

Julius de Rojas, Alberto Quintana, Gemma Rius, Christina Stefani, Neus Domingo , et al. · 2022

Magneto-ionics is an emerging field in materials science where voltage is used as an energy-efficient means to tune magnetic properties, such as magnetization, coercive field, or exchange bias, by voltage-driven ion transport. We first dis…

Local and correlated studies of humidity-mediated ferroelectric thin film surface charge dynamics Open

Iaroslav Gaponenko, Loïc Musy, Neus Domingo, N. Stucki, Albert Verdaguer , et al. · 2021

Deconvolution\nof Phonon Scattering by Ferroelectric\nDomain Walls and Point Defects in a PbTiO<sub>3</sub> Thin Film Deposited\nin a Composition-Spread Geometry Open

David Bugallo, Eric Langenberg, Elías Ferreiro‐Vila, Eva H. Smith, Christina Stefani , et al. · 2021

We\npresent a detailed analysis of the temperature dependence of\nthe thermal conductivity of a ferroelectric PbTiO₃ thin\nfilm deposited in a composition-spread geometry enabling a continuous\nrange of compositions from ∼25% ti…

Effect of Humidity on the Writing Speed and Domain Wall Dynamics of Ferroelectric Domains Open

Irena Spasojević, Albert Verdaguer, Gustau Catalán, Neus Domingo · 2021

The switching dynamics of ferroelectric polarization under electric fields depends on the availability of screening charges in order to stabilize the switched polarization. In ferroelectrics, thin films with exposed surfaces investigated b…

Mechanical reading of ferroelectric polarization Open

Christina Stefani, Eric Langenberg, Kumara Cordero‐Edwards, Darrell G. Schlom, Gustau Catalán , et al. · 2021

Flexoelectricity is a property of dielectric materials whereby they exhibit electric polarization induced by strain gradients; while this effect can be negligible at the macroscale, it can become dominant at the nanoscale, where strain gra…

Oxidation processes at the surface of BaTiO3 thin films under environmental conditions Open

Irena Spasojević, Guillaume Sauthier, José Manuel Caicedo, Albert Verdaguer, Neus Domingo · 2021

Deconvolution of phonon scattering by ferroelectric domain walls and point defects in a PbTiO3 thin film deposited in a composition-spread geometry Open

David Bugallo, Eric Langenberg, Elías Ferreiro‐Vila, Eva H. Smith, Christina Stefani , et al. · 2021

We present a detailed analysis of the temperature dependence of the thermal conductivity of a ferroelectric PbTiO3 thin film deposited in a composition-spread geometry enabling a continuous range of compositions from ~25% titanium-deficien…

Local and correlated studies of humidity-mediated ferroelectric thin\n film surface charge dynamics Open

Iaroslav Gaponenko, Loïc Musy, Neus Domingo, N. Stucki, Albert Verdaguer , et al. · 2020

Electrochemical phenomena in ferroelectrics are of particular interest for\ncatalysis and sensing applications, with recent studies highlighting the\ncombined role of the ferroelectric polarisation, applied surface voltage and\noverall swi…

Mechanical Softness of Ferroelectric Domain Walls Open

Christina Stefani, Louis Ponet, Konstantin Shapovalov, Peng Chen, Eric Langenberg , et al. · 2020

Using scanning probe microscopy, we measure the out-of-plane mechanical response of ferroelectric 180° domain walls and observe that, despite separating domains that are mechanically identical, the walls appear mechanically distinct—softer…

Non-linear nanoscale piezoresponse of single ZnO nanowires affected by piezotronic effect Open

Helena Lozano, Gustau Catalán, J. Estéve, Neus Domingo, Gonzalo Murillo · 2020

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires (NWs) as semiconductor piezoelectric nanostructures have emerged as material of interest for applications in energy harvesting, photonics, sensing, biomedical science, actuators or spintronics. The expression for…

Ferroelectric 180 degree walls are mechanically softer than the domains\n they separate Open

Christina Stefani, Louis Ponet, Konstantin Shapovalov, Peng Chen, Eric Langenberg , et al. · 2020

Domain walls are functionally different from the domains they separate, but\nlittle is known about their mechanical properties. Using scanning probe\nmicroscopy, we have measured the mechanical response of ferroelectric 180o\ndomain walls …

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