Imaging of nanoscale polar textures in quantum paraelectric SrTiO<sub>3</sub>

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10823-xCryo-STEM reveals that SrTiO3 forms periodic polar nanodomains below 105 K, but these fragment below 40 K, linking quantum paraelectricity to nanoscale polar orderin…

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10823-x

Cryo-STEM reveals that SrTiO3 forms periodic polar nanodomains below 105 K, but these fragment below 40 K, linking quantum paraelectricity to nanoscale polar ordering and disordering.