Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Topology and control of self-assembled domain patterns in low-dimensional ferroelectrics

  • Y. Nahas,
  • S. Prokhorenko,
  • Q. Zhang,
  • V. Govinden,
  • N. Valanoor,
  • L. Bellaiche

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19519-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Understanding the processes underlying the self-assembly of polar textures is pivotal for the development of future technologies. Here, the authors reveal the dynamics of nonequilibrium phase transitions in low-dimensional ferroelectrics and emphasize their topological nature.