Non-classical electrostriction in fluorites arises from defect-induced polarization and lattice distortions. This study shows that mismatch strain in Gd-doped CeO2 thin films fine-tunes electromechanical responses, achieving high electrostriction above 10−15 m2V−2.
- Simone Santucci
- Milica Vasiljevic
- Vincenzo Esposito