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The integration of ferroic oxide thin films into advanced flexible electronics will bring multifunctionality beyond organic and metallic materials. However, it is challenging to achieve high flexibility in single-crystalline ferroic oxides that is considerable to organic or metallic materials. Here, we demonstrate the superior flexibility of freestanding single-crystalline BiFeO3 membranes, which are typical multiferroic materials with multifunctionality. They can endure cyclic 180 degrees folding and have good recoverability, with the maximum bending strain up to 5.42% during in situ bending under scanning electron microscopy, far beyond their bulk counterparts. Such superior elasticity mainly originates from reversible rhombohedral-tetragonal phase transition, as revealed by phase-field simulations. This study suggests a general fundamental mechanism for a variety of ferroic oxides to achieve high flexibility and to work as smart materials in flexible electronics.
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SCIENCE ADVANCES
ISSN: 2375-2548
Year: 2020
Issue: 34
Volume: 6
1 4 . 1 3 6
JCR@2020
1 1 . 7 0 0
JCR@2023
ESI Discipline: MULTIDISCIPLINARY;
ESI HC Threshold:420
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:1
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WoS CC Cited Count: 103
SCOPUS Cited Count: 80
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 2
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