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Fractional quantum ferroelectricity

Nature Communications, 2023
For an ordinary ferroelectric, the magnitude of the spontaneous electric polarization is at least one order of magnitude smaller than that resulting from the ionic displacement of the lattice vectors, and the direction of the spontaneous electric ...
Junyi Ji, Guoliang Yu, Changsong Xu, H. J. Xiang   +3 more
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Stabilization of sliding ferroelectricity through exciton condensation [PDF]

Nature Communications
Sliding ferroelectricity is a phenomenon that arises from the insurgence of spontaneous electronic polarization perpendicular to the layers of two-dimensional systems upon the relative sliding of the atomic layer constituents. Because of the weak van der
Matteo D’Alessio, Daniele Varsano, Elisa Molinari, Massimo Rontani   +3 more
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Enhanced superconductivity and coexisting ferroelectricity at oxide interfaces [PDF]

Nature Communications
The coexistence of superconductivity and ferroelectricity is rare due to their conflicting requirements: superconductivity relies on free charge carriers, whereas ferroelectricity typically occurs in insulating systems.
Meng Zhang, Ming Qin, Yanqiu Sun, Siyuan Hong, Yi Zhou, Yanwu Xie   +5 more
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S-atom dislocation-induced room-temperature ferroelectricity in two-dimensional α-MnS semiconductor [PDF]

Nature Communications
Room-temperature ferroelectricity in two-dimensional semiconductors has ignited enormous interests due to their potential applications in non-volatile memory and neuromorphic computing, which will trigger a revolution in next-generation electronics ...
Ling Huang, Jialiang Wu, Chen-Min Dai, Ruofan Du, Junbo Yang, Yanan Peng, Xiaohui Li, Hang Sun, Luying Song, Yinuo Li, Ruihan Xu, Chuxuan Xiao, Yulin Jiang, Zhu Du, Yuhang Li, Yao Wen, Jianping Shi, Jun He   +17 more
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Ferroelectricity-Driven Phonon Berry Curvature and Nonlinear Phonon Hall Transports [PDF]

Berry curvature (BC) governs topological phases of matter and generates anomalous transport. When a magnetic field is applied, phonons can acquire BC indirectly through spin–lattice coupling, leading to a linear phonon Hall effect.
Hosub Jin (1364673), Jino Im (1364676), Choong H. Kim (13904993)   +2 more
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Ferroelectricity in biological building blocks: Slipping on a banana peel?

Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 2023
Ferroelectricity in biological system has been anticipated both theoretically and experimentally over the past few decades. Claims of ferroelectricity in biological systems have given rise to confusion and methodological controversy.
Syed A. M. Tofail
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Emergence of ferroelectricity in a nonferroelectric monolayer

Nature Communications, 2023
Ferroelectricity in ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) materials has attracted broad interest due to potential applications in nonvolatile memory, nanoelectronics and optoelectronics.
Wenhui Li, Xuanlin Zhang, Jia Yang, Song Zhou, Chuangye Song, Peng Cheng, Yi-Qi Zhang, Baojie Feng, Zhenxing Wang, Yunhao Lu, Kehui Wu, Lan Chen   +11 more
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Biferroelectricity of a homochiral organic molecule in both solid crystal and liquid crystal phases

Nature Communications, 2022
Ferroelectricity normally exists in either solid crystals or liquid crystals. Here, the authors report a homochiral organic compound which shows ferroelectricity in both solid crystal and liquid crystal phases.
Xian-Jiang Song, Xiao-Gang Chen, Jun-Chao Liu, Qin Liu, Yi-Piao Zeng, Yuan-Yuan Tang, Peng-Fei Li, Ren-Gen Xiong, Wei-Qiang Liao   +8 more
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A ferroelectric memristor [PDF]

Nature Materials, 2012
Memristors are continuously tunable resistors that emulate synapses. Conceptualized in the 1970s, they traditionally operate by voltage-induced displacements of matter, but the mechanism remains controversial. Purely electronic memristors have recently emerged based on well-established physical phenomena with albeit modest resistance changes.
Chanthbouala, André, Garcia, Vincent, Cherifi, Ryan O., Bouzehouane, Karim, Fusil, Stéphane, Moya, Xavier, Xavier, Stéphane, Yamada, Hiroyuki, Deranlot, Cyrile, Mathur, Neil D., Bibes, Manuel, Barthélémy, Agnès, Grollier, Julie   +12 more
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Pressure-induced ferroelectric-like transition creates a polar metal in defect antiperovskites Hg3Te2X2 (X = Cl, Br)

Nature Communications, 2021
Generally, ferroelectricity in ABO3 perovskites is suppressed by hydrostatic compression, but the evidence for pressure-induced ferroelectricity remains elusive. Here, the authors find a direct ferroelectric-like structural transition induced by pressure
Weizhao Cai, Jiangang He, Hao Li, Rong Zhang, Dongzhou Zhang, Duck Young Chung, Tushar Bhowmick, Christopher Wolverton, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Shanti Deemyad   +9 more
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