Imaging of nanoscale polar textures in quantum paraelectric SrTiO 3
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TL;DR - Cryogenic scanning transmission electron microscopy reveals temperature-dependent polar nanodomains in quantum-paraelectric SrTiO₃. The findings connect its macroscopic quantum paraelectricity to nanoscale ordering and disordering.
- Periodic polar nanodomains form below 105 K.
- The domains fragment below 40 K.
- This low-temperature fragmentation links nanoscale polar disorder to quantum paraelectric behavior.
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Imaging of nanoscale polar textures in quantum paraelectric SrTiO 3
TL;DR - Cryogenic scanning transmission electron microscopy reveals temperature-dependent polar nanodomains in quantum-paraelectric SrTiO₃. The findings connect its macroscopic quantum paraelectricity to nanoscale ordering and disordering.
- Periodic polar nanodomains form below 105 K.
- The domains fragment below 40 K.
- This low-temperature fragmentation links nanoscale polar disorder to quantum paraelectric behavior.