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Strain provides autonomous control of atomic building blocks for the synthesis of novel functional materials

Scientific Achievement: Precision synthesis approach discovered that epitaxial strain can deliberately position transition metals at a certain crystallographic position in a composite ferroelectric.

Significance and Impact: The autonomous control of atomic building blocks by strain is applicable for various classes of materials to develop multifunctional materials with novel or complementary physical properties.

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd7394


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