Continuously tunable ferroelectric domain width down to the single-atomic limit in bismuth tellurite

Mengjiao Han; Cong Wang; Kangdi Niu; Qishuo Yang; Chuanshou Wang; Xi Zhang; Junfeng Dai; Yujia Wang; Xiuliang Ma; Junling Wang; Lixing Kang; Wei Ji; Junhao Lin

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33617-x

Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Continuously tunable ferroelectric domain width down to the single-atomic limit in bismuth tellurite

Mengjiao Han,
Cong Wang,
Kangdi Niu,
Qishuo Yang,
Chuanshou Wang,
Xi Zhang,
Junfeng Dai,
Yujia Wang,
Xiuliang Ma,
Junling Wang,
Lixing Kang,
Wei Ji,
Junhao Lin

Affiliations

Mengjiao Han: Department of Physics and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Quantum Functional Materials and Devices, Southern University of Science and Technology
Cong Wang: Beijing Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Functional Materials & Micro-Nano Devices, Department of Physics, Renmin University of China
Kangdi Niu: Department of Physics and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Quantum Functional Materials and Devices, Southern University of Science and Technology
Qishuo Yang: Department of Physics and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Quantum Functional Materials and Devices, Southern University of Science and Technology
Chuanshou Wang: Department of Physics and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Quantum Functional Materials and Devices, Southern University of Science and Technology
Xi Zhang: Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University
Junfeng Dai: Shenzhen Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Yujia Wang: Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiuliang Ma: Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory
Junling Wang: Department of Physics and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Quantum Functional Materials and Devices, Southern University of Science and Technology
Lixing Kang: Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Division of Advanced Materials, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wei Ji: Beijing Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Functional Materials & Micro-Nano Devices, Department of Physics, Renmin University of China
Junhao Lin: Department of Physics and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Quantum Functional Materials and Devices, Southern University of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33617-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Tunability of ferroelectric domain structure is significant in ferroelectric materials. Here, the authors present in-plane ferroelectricity in 2D Bi2TeO5 in which the ferroelectric domain size and shape can be continuously tuned by the Bi/Te ratio.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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