Oxide materials are of great interest to scientific and industrial communities due to the wide range of electronic and mechanical functionalities. Despite the strong bonds and high melting points, many oxides exhibit dynamic properties, such as piezoelectricity, electrostriction, or ionic conductivity, which originate from the complex motion of atoms upon external stimulation.
Our group utilizes the powerful spectroscopic tools we developed to study the complex motion of atoms and learn how it changes once triggered by an external trigger such as bias, light, pressure, and temperature. Current activities are focused on elucidating the Raman activity and structural dynamics of BaTiO3, SrTiO3, Bi2O3, CeO2, and ZrO2 compound families.