Susan Trolier-McKinstry | Institute of Energy and the Environment

227N Millennium Sci Complex
Pollock Road
University Park, PA 16802

Elsevier Pure Profile

Affiliate Researcher

Steward S. Flaschen Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Research Summary

Research interests are centered around structure-processing-property relationships in electroceramics. This includes work on dielectric and piezoelectric thin films, texture development in piezoelectric ceramics, and spectroscopic ellipsometry.

In the News

Proximity effect: Method allows advanced materials to gain new property | Penn State University

Jan 8, 2025 | psu.edu

Proximity effect: Method allows advanced materials to gain new property

Straining a material’s atomic arrangement may make for cleaner, smarter devices | Penn State University

Dec 5, 2024 | psu.edu

Straining a material’s atomic arrangement may make for cleaner, smarter devices

DOE announces $14.5 million award to Energy Frontier Research Center 3DFeM | Penn State University

Sep 4, 2024 | psu.edu

DOE announces $14.5 million award to Energy Frontier Research Center 3DFeM

Researchers can now access their financial accounts in updated portal | Penn State University

Apr 18, 2024 | psu.edu

Researchers can now access their financial accounts in updated portal

Taipei Tech and Penn State expand on multidimensional partnership | Penn State University

Apr 2, 2024 | psu.edu

Taipei Tech and Penn State expand on multidimensional partnership

Q&A: Enhancing defense readiness with renewable energy and sensor materials | Penn State University

Dec 13, 2023 | psu.edu

Q&A: Enhancing defense readiness with renewable energy and sensor materials

Research Keywords

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Piezoelectricity

Ferroelectric Material

Lead Zirconate Titanate

Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Films

Dielectric Material

Dielectric Properties

Piezoelectric Property

Piezoelectric Properties

Dielectric Property

Microelectromechanical System

Recent Publications

Reward based optimization of resonance-enhanced piezoresponse spectroscopy

Liu, Y., Slautin, B., Bemis, J., Proksch, R., Pant, R., Takeuchi, I., Udovenko, S., Trolier-McKinstry, S. & Kalinin, S. V., Jan 27 2025, In: Applied Physics Letters. 126, 4, 042901.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Proximity ferroelectricity in wurtzite heterostructures

Skidmore, C. H., Spurling, R. J., Hayden, J., Baksa, S. M., Behrendt, D., Goodling, D., Nordlander, J. L., Suceava, A., Casamento, J., Akkopru-Akgun, B., Calderon, S., Dabo, I., Gopalan, V., Kelley, K. P., Rappe, A. M., Trolier-McKinstry, S., Dickey, E. C. & Maria, J. P., Jan 16 2025, In: Nature. 637, 8046, p. 574-579 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Polarization stability and its influence on electrocaloric effects of high entropy perovskite oxide films

Son, Y., Udovenko, S., Ayyagari, S. V. G., Barber, J. P., Nakamura, K., Rost, C. M., Alem, N. & Trolier-McKinstry, S. E., Jan 15 2025, In: Acta Materialia. 283, 120576.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Electrical degradation in dielectric and piezoelectric oxides: Review of defect chemistry and characterization methods

Yousefian, P., Akkopru-Akgun, B., Randall, C. A. & Trolier-McKinstry, S., Sep 2025, In: Progress in Materials Science. 153, 101473.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Strain Fluctuations Unlock Ferroelectricity in Wurtzites

Baksa, S. M., Gelin, S., Oturak, S., Spurling, R. J., Sepehrinezhad, A., Jacques, L., Trolier-McKinstry, S. E., van Duin, A. C. T., Maria, J. P., Rappe, A. M. & Dabo, I., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Electronic Materials.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Adjustable X-ray optics: thin-film actuator measurement and figure correction performance

Buffo, K., Deroo, C., Reid, P., Kradinov, V., Marquez, V., Trolier-Mckinstry, S., Bishop, N., Jackson, T. N., Tran, Q., Liang, H. & Tendulkar, M., Jul 1 2024, In: Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems. 10, 3, 039003.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Ferroelectric Al_1−xB_xN-GaN heterostructures

Casamento, J., He, F., Skidmore, C., Hayden, J., Nordlander, J., Redwing, J. M., Trolier-McKinstry, S. & Maria, J. P., Apr 1 2024, In: Applied Physics Letters. 124, 14, 142101.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Perspectives and progress on wurtzite ferroelectrics: Synthesis, characterization, theory, and device applications

Casamento, J., Baksa, S. M., Behrendt, D., Calderon, S., Goodling, D., Hayden, J., He, F., Jacques, L., Lee, S. H., Smith, W., Suceava, A., Tran, Q., Zheng, X., Zu, R., Beechem, T., Dabo, I., Dickey, E. C., Esteves, G., Gopalan, V. & Henry, M. D. & 9 others, Ihlefeld, J. F., Jackson, T. N., Kalinin, S. V., Kelley, K. P., Liu, Y., Rappe, A. M., Redwing, J., Trolier-McKinstry, S. & Maria, J. P., Feb 19 2024, In: Applied Physics Letters. 124, 8, 080501.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

Colossal Strain Tuning of Ferroelectric Transitions in KNbO₃ Thin Films

Hazra, S., Schwaigert, T., Ross, A., Lu, H., Saha, U., Trinquet, V., Akkopru-Akgun, B., Gregory, B. Z., Mangu, A., Sarker, S., Kuznetsova, T., Sarker, S., Li, X., Barone, M. R., Xu, X., Freeland, J. W., Engel-Herbert, R., Lindenberg, A. M., Singer, A. & Trolier-McKinstry, S. & 8 others, Muller, D. A., Rignanese, G. M., Salmani-Rezaie, S., Stoica, V. A., Gruverman, A., Chen, L. Q., Schlom, D. G. & Gopalan, V., Dec 27 2024, In: Advanced Materials. 36, 52, 2408664.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Frequency dependence of wake-up and fatigue characteristics in ferroelectric Al_0.93B_0.07N thin films

He, F., Zhu, W., Hayden, J., Casamento, J., Tran, Q., Kang, K., Song, Y., Akkopru-Akgun, B., Yang, J. I., Tipsawat, P., Brennecka, G., Choi, S., Jackson, T. N., Maria, J. P. & Trolier-McKinstry, S., Mar 1 2024, In: Acta Materialia. 266, 119678.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Deposition and dielectric characterization of highly oriented V₂O₅ thin films

Jacques, L., Shetty, S., Vega, F. J., Liu, Y., Aronson, B., Beechem, T. & Trolier-McKinstry, S., Feb 2024, In: MRS Communications. 14, 1, p. 76-81 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Thermal Characterization of Ferroelectric Al_1-xB_xN for Nonvolatile Memory

Kang, K., Casamento, J. A., Shoemaker, D. C., Song, Y., Ozdemir, E. Z., McIlwaine, N. S., Maria, J. P., Choi, S. & Trolier-McKinstry, S. E., Dec 11 2024, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 16, 49, p. 67921-67933 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Integration of scanning probe microscope with high-performance computing: Fixed-policy and reward-driven workflows implementation

Liu, Y., Pratiush, U., Bemis, J., Proksch, R., Emery, R., Rack, P. D., Liu, Y. C., Yang, J. C., Udovenko, S., Trolier-McKinstry, S. & Kalinin, S. V., Sep 1 2024, In: Review of Scientific Instruments. 95, 9, 093701.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The Interplay Between Ferroelectricity and Electrochemical Reactivity on the Surface of Binary Ferroelectric Al_xB_1-xN

Liu, Y., Ievlev, A., Casamento, J., Hayden, J., Trolier-McKinstry, S., Maria, J. P., Kalinin, S. V. & Kelley, K. P., Feb 2024, In: Advanced Electronic Materials. 10, 2, 2300489.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

PbZrO₃-based thin film capacitors with high energy storage efficiency

Son, Y., Udovenko, S., Gaur, A. P. S., Cui, J., Tan, X. & Trolier-McKinstry, S., Nov 18 2024, In: Applied Physics Letters. 125, 21, 212905.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review