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We propose a novel ferroelectric switchable altermagnetism effect, the reversal of ferroelectric polarization is coupled to the switching of altermagnetic spin splitting. We demonstrate the design principles for the ferroelectric…
To enhance the efficiency of next-generation ferroelectric (FE) electronic devices, new techniques for controlling ferroelectric polarization switching are required. While most prior studies have attempted to induce polarization switching…
The escalating demand for memory scaling requires switching mechanisms that remain reliable at atomic thickness while operating with minimal energy consumption. Sliding ferroelectricity provides a promising platform for this challenge: the…
Antiferroelectrics are emerging as advanced functional materials and are fertile ground for unusual electric effects. For example, they enhance the recoverable energy density in energy storage applications and give rise to large…
We use molecular dynamics simulations to understand the mechanisms of polarization switching in ferroelectric BaTiO$_3$ achieved with external electric field. For tetragonal and orthorhombic ferroelectric phases, we determine the switching…
We analyze a system of polar molecules in a one-dimensional optical lattice. By controlling the internal structure of the polar molecules with static electric and microwave fields, we demonstrate the appearance of a quantum phase transition…
Electric control of magnetism at room temperature is crucial for developing next-generation, low-power spintronic devices. However, the intrinsic incompatibility between ferroelectricity and magnetism in crystal symmetry, along with the…
We consider a typical heterostructure domain patterned ferroelectric film/ultra thin dielectric layer/ semiconductor, where the semiconductor can be an electrolyte, paraelectric or multi layered graphene. Unexpectedly we have found that the…
Ferroelectric domains are mesoscale structures that mediate between synchronized atomic-scale ion displacements and switchable macroscopic polarization. Here, we evaluated the randomness of the domain distribution at the onset of…
Electrical manipulation of antiferromagnets with specific symmetries offers the prospect of creating novel, antiferromagnetic spintronic devices. Such devices aim to make use of the insensitivity to external magnetic fields and the…
The combination of antiferroelectricity (AFE) and ferromagnetism (FM) in one structure would allow the development of new type of multiferroic candidates, which be applicable not only in magnetoelectric memories but also in novel energy…
Epitaxial ferromagnetic metal - semiconductor heterostructures are investigated using polarization-dependent electroabsorption measurements on GaAs p-type and n-type Schottky diodes with embedded In1-xGaxAs quantum wells. We have conducted…
As computing power demands continue to grow, superconducting electronics present an opportunity to reduce power consumption by increasing the energy efficiency of digital logic and memory. A key milestone for scaling this technology is the…
Ferroelectric materials are the core of common technologies, such as medical ultrasound, mobile-phone antennae and low-power memory devices. The technological interest in ferroelectrics stems from the existence of switchable mesoscale…
We have directly imaged reversible electrical switching of the cycloidal rotation direction (magnetic polarity) in a (111)-BiFeO3 epitaxial-film device at room temperature by non-resonant x-ray magnetic scattering. Consistent with previous…
Unconventional ferroelectricity, robust at reduced nanoscale sizes, exhibited by hafnia-based thin-films presents tremendous opportunities in nanoelectronics. However, the exact nature of polarization switching remains controversial. Here,…
The integration of ferroelectrics that exhibit high dielectric, piezoelectric, and thermal susceptibilities with the mainstream semiconductor industry will enable novel device types for widespread applications, and yet there are few…
Although ferroelectric materials are characterised by their parallel arrangement of electric dipoles, in the right boundary conditions these dipoles can reorganize themselves into vortices, antivortices and other non-trivial topological…
The possibility to combine and finetune properties of functional molecular materials by chemical design is particularly relevant for organic ferroelectrics. In this work, we investigate a class of organic molecular materials that show…
We investigated domain kinetics by measuring the polarization switching behaviors of polycrystalline Pb(Zr,Ti)O$_{3}$ films, which are widely used in ferroelectric memory devices. Their switching behaviors at various electric fields and…