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The dynamic dielectric susceptibility and elastic compliance of the relaxor ferroelectric PLZT 9/65/35 have been measured under different cooling and heating protocols, in order to study aging and memory. The memory of multiple aging stages…

Spin relaxation in quantum Hall ferromagnet regimes is studied. As the initial non-equilibrium state, a coherent deviation of the spin system from the ${\vec B}$ direction is considered and the breakdown of this Goldstone-mode state due to…

The low frequency lattice vibrations and relaxations are investigated in single crystals of the four 3D hybrid organolead perovskites, MAPbBr$_3$, FAPbBr$_3$, MAPbI$_3$, and $\alpha$-FAPbI$_3$, at the Brillouin zone center using Raman and…

We present $\mu$SR experiments in the $S=3/2$ kagome bilayer compound Ba$_{2}$Sn$_{2}$ZnGa$_{10-7p}$Cr$_{7p}$O$_{22}$ (BSZCGO$(p)$) and compare it to the isostructural SrCr$_{9p}$Ga$_{12-9p}$O$_{19}$ (SCGO$(p)$), including for the latter…

To investigate the possible origin and mechanism of ferroelectricity in polycrystalline spin ices Ho2Ti2O7 and Dy2Ti2O7 a detailed dielectric study has been performed. Experimental finding suggests that both materials have two prominent…

We have performed an extensive muon spin relaxation study of the well known (Fe$_{1-x}$Mn$_{x}$)$_{75}$P$_{16}$B$_6$Al$_3$ reentrant spin glass. We find a strong increase of the dynamic as well as static muon depolarization rate at the…

Large low-frequency noise is found in some perovskite relaxor ferreoelectrics when they are polarized, regardless of whether the polarization is accompanied by an applied electric field. The noise appears both in the ferroelectric and…

We apply a first-principles-based atomistic model to investigate the BaTi(1-x)Zr(x)O3 phase diagram, focusing on both macroscopic and local structural changes. Our approach, which combines molecular dynamics with machine learning…

Diffuse neutron scattering is a valuable tool to obtain information about the size and orientation of the polar nanoregions that are a characteristic feature of relaxor ferroelectrics. In this paper, we present new diffuse scattering…

It is experimentally shown that, depending on the carrier-concentration of the system $n$, the dynamics of electron-glasses either \textit{slows down }with increasing temperature or it is \textit{independent} of it. This also correlates…

Spin relaxation in a microscopic model of spin maser is studied theoretically. Seven qualitatively different regimes are found: free induction, collective induction, free relaxation, collective relaxation, weak superradiance, pure…

The Parisi solution of the mean-field spin glass has been widely accepted and celebrated. Its marginal stability in 3d and its complexity however raised the question of its relevance to real spin glasses. This paper gives a short overview…

Zero-field muon spin relaxation (ZF-$\mu$SR) measurements were undertaken on under- and overdoped samples of superconducting YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{6+x}$ to determine the origin of the weak static magnetism recently reported in this system. The…

The chemical composition and structural state of advanced alloys are the decisive factors in optimum biomedical performance. This contribution presents unique Ti-Zr-Ge metallic glass thin-film compositions fabricated by magnetron sputter…

We investigate the relaxation and conduction mechanism of Ba0.90Sr0.10TiO3 (BST) ceramic, synthesized by the solid state reaction method. The dielectric and relaxation properties are analyzed in the temperature range of 380-450{\deg}C with…

Spin/magnetisation relaxation and coherence times, respectively T_1 and T_2, initially defined in the context of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), are general concepts applicable to a wide range of systems, including quantum bits [1-4]. At…

Dielectric investigations of the relaxor ferroelectric Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 crystal were performed in the frequency domain at 10^(-4) 10^5 Hz. In the ergodic relaxor phase two overlapping relaxation processes obeying the…

The behaviour of a model glass forming liquid is analyzed for a range of densities, with a focus on the temperature interval where the liquid begins to display non-Arrhenius temperature dependence of relaxation times. Analyzing the dynamics…

Vertical ferroelectricity where a net dipole moment appears as a result of in-plane ionic displacements has gained enormous attention following its discovery in transition metal dichalcogenides. Based on first-principles calculations, we…

Relaxor behavior and lattice dynamics have been studied for a single crystal of K$_{1-x}$Li$_x$TaO$_3$ $(x=0.05)$, where a small amount of a Ca impurity ($\sim 15$~ppm) was incorporated. The dielectric measurements revealed Debye-like…