Institute of High Pressure Physics

We are pleased to share that the article “Spontaneous and Piezo Polarization Versus Polar Surfaces: Fundamentals and Ab Initio Calculations” by P. Strak, P. Kempisty, K. Sakowski, J. Piechota, I. Grzegory, E. Monroy, A. Kaminska, and S. Krukowski, has been selected as an Editor’s Choice Article in the Materials journal by MDPI. The selection was made after a thorough evaluation by the journal’s Academic Editors, recognizing the paper for its academic originality, relevance to cutting-edge topics, rigorous argumentation, and clarity of structure, and the expectation that it will attract broad interest and academic attention.

This paper presents fundamental insights into the interplay between spontaneous and piezoelectric polarization at polar surfaces, supported by ab initio (first-principles) computational analysis. The study advances understanding of how electric polarization phenomena influence the properties and stability of polar materials – a topic of high relevance for electronic, optoelectronic, and energy materials research. We congratulate the authors on this achievement and encourage to learn more about this work.