Ruijuan Xu

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5046-0599

ferroelectricity, thin films, complex oxides, scanning probe microscopy, freestanding membranes

Works (37)

Updated: July 26th, 2023 21:15

2023 journal article

Emergent chirality in a polar meron to skyrmion phase transition

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 14(1).

Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: March 19, 2023

2023 article

Size-Induced Ferroelectricity in Antiferroelectric Oxide Membranes

Xu, R., Crust, K. J., Harbola, V., Arras, R., Patel, K. Y., Prosandeev, S., … Hwang, H. Y. (2023, March 19). ADVANCED MATERIALS, Vol. 2.

author keywords: antiferroelectric materials; membranes; phase transition; size effects; sodium niobate
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: February 27, 2023

2021 journal article

Emergent chirality in a polar meron to skyrmion transition revealed by 4D-STEM

Microscopy and Microanalysis, 27(S1), 348–350.

By: Y. Shao*, S. Das*, Z. Hong, R. Xu*, S. Chandrika*, F. Gómez-Ortiz, P. García-Fernández, L. Chen* ...

Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2021 journal article

Fracture and fatigue of thin crystalline SrTiO3 membranes

Applied Physics Letters, 119, 053102.

By: V. Harbola*, R. Xu*, S. Crossley*, P. Singh* & H. Hwang*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2021 journal article

Probing the dynamics of ferroelectric topological oscillators with the electron beam

Microscopy and Microanalysis, 27(S1), 690–692.

Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2021 journal article

Symmetry-aware recursive image similarity exploration for materials microscopy

Npj Computational Materials, 7, 166.

By: T. Nguyen*, Y. Guo*, S. Qin*, K. Frew*, R. Xu* & J. Agar*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2020 journal article

Beyond substrates: Strain engineering of ferroelectric membranes

Advanced Materials, 32(43), 2003780.

author keywords: complex oxides on silicon; epitaxial lift-off; ferroelectric domain switching; flexible devices; strain engineering
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2020 journal article

Integration of amorphous ferromagnetic oxides with multiferroic materials for room temperature magnetoelectric spintronics

Scientific Reports, 10, 3583.

By: H. Taz*, B. Prasad*, Y. Huang*, Z. Chen*, S. Hsu*, R. Xu*, V. Thakare*, T. Sakthivel* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2020 journal article

Strain-induced room-temperature ferroelectricity in SrTiO3 membranes

Nature Communications, 11, 3141.

By: R. Xu*, J. Huang*, E. Barnard*, S. Hong*, P. Singh*, E. Wong*, T. Jansen*, V. Harbola* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2019 journal article

Designing optimal perovskite structure for high ionic conduction

Advanced Materials, 32(1), 1905178.

By: R. Gao, A. Jain, S. Pandya, Y. Dong, Y. Yuan, H. Zhou, L. Dedon, V. Thoreton ...

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: July 7, 2022

2019 journal article

Freestanding oxide ferroelectric tunnel junction memories transferred onto silicon

Nano Letters, 19(6), 3999–4003.

By: D. Lu*, S. Crossley*, R. Xu*, Y. Hikita* & H. Hwang*

author keywords: Nonvolatile memories; freestanding; oxides; ferroelectric tunnel junctions; pick and place
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2019 journal article

Kinetic control of tunable, multi-state switching in ferroelectric thin films

Nature Communications, 10, 1282.

By: R. Xu*, S. Liu*, S. Saremi*, R. Gao*, J. Wang*, Z. Hong*, H. Lu*, A. Ghosh* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2019 journal article

Mechanical-force-induced non-local collective ferroelastic switching in epitaxial lead-titanate thin films

Nature Communications, 10, 3951.

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2019 journal article

Understanding the role of ferroelastic domains on the pyroelectric and electrocaloric effects in ferroelectric thin films

Advanced Materials, 31(5), 1803312.

By: S. Pandya*, G. Velarde*, R. Gao*, A. Everhardt*, J. Wilbur*, R. Xu*, J. Maher*, J. Agar*, C. Dames*, L. Martin*

author keywords: electrocaloric effect; entropy; ferroelastic domains; ferroelectricity; pyroelectric effect
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2018 journal article

Electronic Transport and Ferroelectric Switching in Ion-Bombarded, Defect-Engineered BiFeO3 Thin Films

Advanced Materials Interfaces, 5(3), 1700991.

By: S. Saremi*, R. Xu*, L. Dedon*, R. Gao*, A. Ghosh*, A. Dasgupta*, L. Martin*

author keywords: bismuth ferrite; ferroelectric thin films; ion bombardment; leakage; polarization switching
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2018 journal article

Local control of defects and switching properties in ferroelectric thin films

Physical Review Materials, 2(8), 084414.

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2018 journal article

Nonstoichiometry, structure, and properties of Ba1−xTiOy thin films

Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 6, 10751–10759.

By: A. Dasgupta*, S. Saremi*, R. Xu*, L. Dedon*, S. Pandya*, A. Damodaran*, L. Martin*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2018 journal article

Reducing coercive-field scaling in ferroelectric thin films via orientation control

ACS Nano, 12(5), 4736–4743.

By: R. Xu*, R. Gao*, S. Saremi*, S. Reyes-Lillo*, Y. Dong*, Y. Qi*, H. Lu*, Z. Chen* ...

author keywords: ferroelectric; thin film; size effects; coercive-field scaling; X-ray diffraction
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2017 journal article

Differential voltage amplification from ferroelectric negative capacitance

Applied Physics Letters, 111, 253501.

By: A. Khan*, M. Hoffmann*, K. Chatterjee*, Z. Lu*, R. Xu*, C. Serrao*, S. Smith*, L. Martin* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2017 journal article

Electron Accumulation and Emergent Magnetism in LaMnO3 / SrTiO3 Heterostructures

Physical Review Letters, 119(15), 156801.

By: Z. Chen*, Z. Chen*, Z. Liu*, M. Holtz*, C. Li*, X. Renshaw Wang*, W. Lü*, M. Motapothula* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2017 journal article

Ferroelectricity in Pb1+δZrO3 Thin Films

Chemistry of Materials, 29(15), 6544–6551.

By: R. Gao, S. Reyes-Lillo, R. Xu*, A. Dasgupta, Y. Dong*, L. Dedon, J. Kim, S. Saremi ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2017 journal article

Slow Conductance Relaxation in Graphene–Ferroelectric Field-Effect Transistors

Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121(13), 7542–7548.

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2017 journal article

Three-State Ferroelastic Switching and Large Electromechanical Responses in PbTiO3 Thin Films

Advanced Materials, 29(37), 1702069.

By: A. Damodaran*, S. Pandya*, J. Agar*, Y. Cao*, R. Vasudevan*, R. Xu*, S. Saremi*, Q. Li* ...

author keywords: electromechanical responses; ferroelectrics; thin-film epitaxy; three-state ferroelastic switching
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2016 journal article

Enhanced electrical resistivity and properties via ion bombardment of ferroelectric thin films

Advanced Materials, 28(48), 10750–10756.

By: S. Saremi*, R. Xu*, L. Dedon*, J. Mundy*, S. Hsu*, Z. Chen*, A. Damodaran*, S. Chapman*, J. Evans*, L. Martin*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2016 journal article

Frontiers in strain-engineered multifunctional ferroic materials

MRS Communications, 6, 151–166.

By: J. Agar*, S. Pandya*, R. Xu*, A. Yadav*, Z. Liu*, T. Angsten*, S. Saremi*, M. Asta*, R. Ramamoorthy, L. Martin*

Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2016 journal article

Nanodomain Engineering in Ferroelectric Capacitors with Graphene Electrodes

Nano Letters, 16(10), 6460–6466.

By: H. Lu*, B. Wang*, T. Li*, A. Lipatov*, H. Lee*, A. Rajapitamahuni*, R. Xu*, X. Hong* ...

author keywords: Flexoelectric switching; graphene; domain engineering; ferroelectric films
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2016 journal article

New modalities of strain-control of ferroelectric thin films

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 28(26), 263001.

By: A. Damodaran, J. Agar, S. Pandya, Z. Chen, L. Dedon, R. Xu*, B. Apgar, S. Saremi, L. Martin

author keywords: ferroelectrics; thin films; epitaxy; strain
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2016 journal article

Self-Assembled, Nanostructured, Tunable Metamaterials via Spinodal Decomposition

ACS Nano, 10(11), 10237–10244.

By: Z. Chen*, X. Wang*, Y. Qi*, S. Yang*, J. Soares*, B. Apgar*, R. Gao*, R. Xu* ...

author keywords: self-assembly; spinodal decomposition; nanoscale phase separation; metamaterials; VO2; epitaxial thin films
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2016 journal article

Single gate P-N junctions in graphene-ferroelectric devices

Applied Physics Letters, 108, 203109.

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2016 journal article

Strain-induced growth instability and nanoscale surface patterning in perovskite thin films

Scientific Reports, 6, 26075.

By: S. Pandya*, A. Damodaran*, R. Xu*, S. Hsu*, J. Agar* & L. Martin*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2016 journal article

Surface Chemically Switchable Ultraviolet Luminescence from Interfacial Two-Dimensional Electron Gas

Nano Letters, 16(1), 681–687.

By: M. Islam, D. Saldana-Greco*, Z. Gu, F. Wang*, E. Breckenfeld*, Q. Lei*, R. Xu*, C. Hawley ...

author keywords: Two-dimensional electron gas; photoluminescence; LaAlO3/SrTiO3; chemisorption
MeSH headings : Aluminum Oxide / chemistry; Biosensing Techniques; Electrons; Gases / chemistry; Luminescence; Oxides / chemistry; Strontium / chemistry; Surface Properties; Titanium / chemistry; Ultraviolet Rays
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2015 journal article

Ferroelectric polarization reversal via successive ferroelastic transitions

Nature Materials, 14, 79–86.

By: R. Xu*, S. Liu*, J. Karthik*, A. Damodaran*, I. Grinberg*, A. Rappe*, L. Martin*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2015 journal article

Orientation-dependent structural phase diagrams and dielectric properties of PbZr1−xTixO3 polydomain thin films

Physical Review B, 91(14), 144106.

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2014 journal article

Effect of “symmetry mismatch” on the domain structure of rhombohedral BiFeO3 thin films

Applied Physics Letters, 104, 182908.

By: Z. Chen*, A. Damodaran*, R. Xu*, S. Lee* & L. Martin*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2014 journal article

Stationary domain wall contribution to enhanced ferroelectric susceptibility

Nature Communications, 5, 3120.

By: R. Xu*, J. Karthik*, A. Damodaran* & L. Martin*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2014 journal article

Understanding order in compositionally graded ferroelectrics: Flexoelectricity, gradient, and depolarization field effects

Physical Review B, 89(22), 224101.

By: J. Zhang*, R. Xu*, A. Damodaran*, Z. Chen* & L. Martin*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

2013 journal article

Tunable Carrier Type and Density in Graphene/PbZr0.2Ti0.8O3 Hybrid Structures through Ferroelectric Switching

Nano Letters, 13(4), 1693–1698.

author keywords: CVD graphene; ferroelectrics; PbZr0.2Ti0.8O3; polarization reversal; interface
MeSH headings : Electrodes; Graphite / chemistry; Iron / chemistry; Lead / chemistry; Semiconductors; Titanium / chemistry; Zirconium / chemistry
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 7, 2022

Employment

Updated: February 27th, 2023 14:50

2022 - present

NC State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Assistant Professor Materials Science and Engineering

Education

Updated: February 27th, 2023 14:57

2018 - 2022

Stanford University Stanford, CA, US
Postdoctoral Fellow Applied Physics

2014 - 2018

University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA, US
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering

2011 - 2014

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL, US
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering

2007 - 2011

Zhejiang University Hangzhou, Zhejiang, CN
B.E. Materials Science and Engineering