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Large linear high-frequency strain by interlocked monoclinic polar nanoregions
Advances have been made in thin-film piezoelectrics; however, the linearity of electric-field-induced strain with frequency and temperature still requires improvement. Here, by growing interlocked monoclinic and tetragonal polar nanoregions in (K,Na)NbO3 thin films, highly linear strains of up to 1.1% are reported at frequencies up to 105 Hz.