Ferroelectric 2D ice under graphene confinement

Hao-Ting Chin; Jiri Klimes; I-Fan Hu; Ding-Rui Chen; Hai-Thai Nguyen; Ting-Wei Chen; Shao-Wei Ma; Mario Hofmann; Chi-Te Liang; Ya-Ping Hsieh

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26589-x

Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Ferroelectric 2D ice under graphene confinement

Hao-Ting Chin,
Jiri Klimes,
I-Fan Hu,
Ding-Rui Chen,
Hai-Thai Nguyen,
Ting-Wei Chen,
Shao-Wei Ma,
Mario Hofmann,
Chi-Te Liang,
Ya-Ping Hsieh

Affiliations

Hao-Ting Chin: Institute for Atomic and Molecular Science, Academia Sinica
Jiri Klimes: Department of Chemical Physics and Optics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University
I-Fan Hu: Institute for Atomic and Molecular Science, Academia Sinica
Ding-Rui Chen: Institute for Atomic and Molecular Science, Academia Sinica
Hai-Thai Nguyen: Department of Physics, National Taiwan University
Ting-Wei Chen: Graduate Institute of Opto-Mechatronics, National Chung Cheng University
Shao-Wei Ma: Graduate Institute of Opto-Mechatronics, National Chung Cheng University
Mario Hofmann: Department of Physics, National Taiwan University
Chi-Te Liang: Department of Physics, National Taiwan University
Ya-Ping Hsieh: Institute for Atomic and Molecular Science, Academia Sinica

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26589-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Ferroelectric ordering of water has been at the heart of intense debates due to its importance in enhancing our understanding of the condensed matter. Here, the authors observe ferroelectric properties of water ice in a two dimensional phase under confinement between two graphene layers.

Published in Nature Communications

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