Shape Memory Effect in BFO (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Shape Memory Effect in BFO

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This AFM image shows a recoverable phase transformation in a bismuth ferrite film introduced by an applied electric field. The dashed blue line shows the relocation of the phase boundaries.

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Image courtesy of Berkeley Lab

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