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Steward S. Flaschen Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
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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
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Recent Publications
Flexoelectricity in structured solids: Stacking and strain gradient modulation
Kazemi, A., Deshmukh, K. J., Trolier-McKinstry, S. & Roundy, S., Jan 15 2026, In: International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 310, 111122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tunable oxygen vacancy diffusion and electronic conduction through strain engineering in PZT films
Akkopru-Akgun, B., Coleman, K., Kazemi, A., Wang, K., Roundy, S. & Trolier-McKinstry, S., Dec 2025, In: Scientific reports. 15, 1, 28997.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Ferroelectricity in Atomic Layer Deposited Wurtzite Zinc Magnesium Oxide Zn1-xMgxO
Aronson, B. L., Kelley, K. P., Gunay, E., Mercer, I., Dryzhakov, B., Maria, J. P., Dickey, E. C., Trolier-McKinstry, S. & Ihlefeld, J. F., Jun 18 2025, In: Nano letters. 25, 24, p. 9748-9754 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › 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., Apr 2025, In: Advanced Electronic Materials. 11, 5, 2400567.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The effect of surface termination on dielectric nonlinearity in potassium sodium niobate thin films
Hříbalová, S., Akkopru-Akgun, B. & Trolier-McKinstry, S., Nov 2025, In: Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 108, 11, e70084.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Switching kinetics in ferroelectric zinc magnesium oxide thin films
Jacques, L., Behrendt, D., Ozdemir, E., Yousefian, P., Spurling, R. J., Tipsawat, P., Akkopru-Akgun, B., Rappe, A. M., Maria, J. P., Yazawa, K. & Trolier-McKinstry, S., Nov 1 2025, In: Acta Materialia. 300, 121483.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Thickness scaling and ferroelectric switching in wurtzite structure zinc magnesium oxide thin films
Jacques, L., Spurling, R. J., Maria, J. P. & Trolier-McKinstry, S., Dec 8 2025, In: Applied Physics Letters. 127, 23, 232903.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Thermal analysis of base metal electrode multilayer ceramic capacitors
Kang, K., Shoemaker, D. C., Yousefian, P., Cockburn, J., Ellmore, A., Lanagan, M. T., Randall, C. A., Trolier-McKinstry, S. & Choi, S., Oct 2025, In: Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 108, 10, e70020.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evidence for In-Plane Electrical Polarization in 3R-ß’-In2Se3 Thin Films Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Liu, D. S. H., Calderon, S., Jacques, L., Yao, J., Suceava, A. C., Fazlioglu-Yalcin, B., Li, M., Young, J., Auker, W., Law, S., Engel-Herbert, R., Gopalan, V., Liu, Y., Trolier-McKinstry, S., Dickey, E. C., Redwing, J. M. & Hilse, M., Jun 18 2025, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 17, 24, p. 35661-35672 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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
A comparative consideration of the link between poling procedure, induced damage, and piezoelectric response in perovskite ferroelectrics
Mervosh, M. W., Jones, H., Argüelles, A. P., Trolier-McKinstry, S. & Randall, C. A., Jun 28 2025, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 137, 24, 244102.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
Nitrogen Vacancies Induce Fatigue in Ferroelectric Al0.93B0.07N
Smith, W. J., Akkopru-Akgun, B., Ozdemir, E., Dryzhakov, B., Hayden, J., Maria, J. P., Kelley, K. P., Randall, C. A., Trolier-McKinstry, S. & Beechem, T. E., Sep 30 2025, In: ACS nano. 19, 38, p. 34089-34096 8 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., Jan 15 2025, In: Acta Materialia. 283, 120576.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Artificial Morphotropic Phase Boundary Associated with Nano-Clustering in Lead Zirconate – Lead Titanate Composite Films
Song, H., Jin, Y. M., Kim, H., Shim, J., Kim, Y., Lee, C. L., Choi, S. Y., Kang, N., Kim, M., Sung, T. K., Akhyari, A. H., Trolier-McKinstry, S., Park, J. M., Song, H. C., Wang, Y. U., Jeong, D. Y. & Ryu, J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Functional Materials.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review