Observation of Atomic-Scale Polar Vortex–Antivortex Pairs in Antiferroelectric PbZrO<sub>3</sub> Thin Films

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Observation of Atomic-Scale Polar Vortex–Antivortex Pairs in Antiferroelectric PbZrO<sub>3</sub> Thin Films

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