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Science & ResearchJul 28, 2026

Soft-mode nonlinearities away from ferroelectric phase transition

The interplay between ionic and electronic subsystems dictates the behavior of structural phase transitions in polar dielectrics, a coupling mediated by soft optical phonon modes.

The interplay between ionic and electronic subsystems dictates the behavior of structural phase transitions in polar dielectrics, a coupling mediated by soft optical phonon modes. In incipient ferroelectrics such as SrTiO$_3$ (STO), strong local-field effects can drive the…

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