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The measurements of the high - temperature current - voltage characteristics of MoS2 thin - film transistors show that the devices remain functional to temperatures of at least as high as 500 K. The temperature increase results in decreased…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-23 C. Jiang , S. L. Rumyantsev , R. Samnakay , M. S. Shur , A. A. Balandin

Lead-free dielectric thin-film capacitors with desirable energy storage density are gathering attention due to the increasing environmental concern and the integrating electronic devices. We here reported a series of new highly-orientated…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-01-19 Huijuan Dong , Bingcheng Luo , Kexin Jin

In this work, we investigate the behavior of Al2O3/TiO2-x cross-point memristors in cryogenic environment. We report successful resistive switching of memristor devices from 300 K down to 1.5 K. The I-V curves exhibit negative differential…

Temperature evolution of dielectric response, atomic structure, and lattice dynamics in thin film of sodium niobate in the epitaxial NaNbO$_3$/SrRuO$_3$/(001)MgO heterostructure is studied by dielectric measurements, x-ray diffraction, and…

Using a block of three separated solid elements, a thermal source and drain together with a gate made of an insulator-metal transition material exchanging near-field thermal radiation, we introduce a nanoscale analog of a field-effect…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-17 Philippe Ben-Abdallah , Svend-Age Biehs

Ferroelectric (Fe) materials-based devices show great promise for non-volatile memory applications, yet few demonstrate reliable operation at elevated temperatures. In this work, we demonstrate Ni/Al0.68Sc0.32N/4H-SiC…

Information technologies require entangling data stability with encryption for a next generation of secure data storage. Current magnetic memories, ranging from low-density stripes up to high-density hard drives, can ultimately be detected…

Field-effect transistors (FETs) predominantly utilize electrons for signal processing in modern electronics. In contrast, phonon-based field-effect transistors (PFETs)-which employ phonons for active thermal management-remain markedly…

Computational Physics · Physics 2025-08-05 H. F. Feng , Z. Y. Xu , B. Liu , Zhi-Xin Guo

Ferroelectric HfO2 is a promising candidate for next-generation memory devices due to its CMOS compatibility and ability to retain polarization at nanometer scales. However, the polar orthorhombic phase (Pca2_1) responsible for…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-03-27 Jian Huang , Gwan Yeong Jung , Pravan Omprakash , Guodong Ren , Xin Li , Du Li , Xiaoshan Xu , Li Yang , Rohan Mishra

We find that transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) exhibit oscillatory (sign-reversing) dynamics on a few optical cycle timescale under extreme electron temperatures. We demonstrate a mechanism for such transient dynamics and present an…

The development of high-performance multifunctional polymer-based electronic circuits is a major step towards future flexible electronics. Here, we demonstrate a tunable approach to fabricate such devices based on rationally designed…

In this work we use a phenomenological theory of ferroelectric switching in BiFeO$_3$ thin films to uncover the mechanism of the two-step process that leads to the reversal of the weak magnetization of these materials. First, we introduce a…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-07-28 Natalya S. Fedorova , Dmitri E. Nikonov , John M. Mangeri , Hai Li , Ian A. Young , Jorge Íñiguez

Ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 (HZO) thin films are promising for next-generation memory and logic devices due to their CMOS compatibility and scalability. The spatial uniformity of the orthorhombic (O) phase is crucial for optimizing…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-08-05 Wei-Cheng Peng , Hsien-Yang Liu , Cheng-Yu Yu , Artur Useinov , Tian-Li Wu

An atomistic effective Hamiltonian technique is used to investigate the finite-temperature energy storage properties of a ferroelectric nanocomposite consisting of an array of BaTiO$_{3}$ nanowires embedded in a SrTiO$_{3}$ matrix, for…

The negative differential thermal conductance (NDTC) provides the key mechanism for realizing thermal transistors. This exotic effect has been the object of an extensive theoretical investigation, but the implementation is still limited to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-04-17 Shobhit Saheb Dey , Giuliano Timossi , Luigi Amico , Giampiero Marchegiani

Unlike the electrical conductance that can be widely modulated within the same material even in deep nanoscale devices, tuning the thermal conductance within a single material system or nanostructure is extremely challenging and requires a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-05-12 Georgia T. Papadakis , Christopher J. Ciccarino , Lingling Fan , Meir Orenstein , Prineha Narang , Shanhui Fan

Binary oxide ferroelectrics like doped HfO2, compatible with complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) platforms, have gained significant interest for energy efficient, scalable, high-performance non-volatile memory and neuromorphic…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-10-15 Ella Paasio , Rikhard Ranta , Sayani Majumdar

We fabricated NiFe2O thin films on MgAl2O4 (001) substrates by reactive dc magnetron co-sputtering in a pure oxygen atmosphere at different substrate temperatures. The film properties were investigated by various techniques with a focus on…

Modifying phonon thermal conductivity in nanomaterials is important not only for fundamental research but also for practical applications. However, the experiments on tailoring the thermal conductivity in nanoscale, especially in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-02-27 Adili Aiyiti , Shiqian Hu , Chengru Wang , Qing Xi , Zhaofang Cheng , Minggang Xia , Yanling Ma , Jianbo Wu , Jie Guo , Qilang Wang , Jun Zhou , Jie Chen , Xiangfan Xu , Baowen Li

We report on the observation of non-metallic electrical conduction, resistive switching, and a negative temperature coefficient of resistance in cluster-assembled nanostructured gold films above the electrical percolation and in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-05-18 M. Mirigliano , S. Radice , A. Falqui , A. Casu , F. Cavaliere , P. Milani