Sliding induced multiple polarization states in two-dimensional ferroelectrics

• Main Authors: Meng, Peng, Wu, Yaze, Bian, Renji, Pan, Er, Dong, Biao, Zhao, Xiaoxu, Chen, Jiangang, Wu, Lishu, Sun, Yuqi, Fu, Qundong, Liu, Qing, Shi, Dong, Zhang, Qi, Zhang, Yong-Wei, Liu, Zheng, Liu, Fucai
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Nanoelectronics; Engineering::Materials::Nanostructured materials; Polarization; Design Method
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165611
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

When the atomic layers in a non-centrosymmetric van der Waals structure slide against each other, the interfacial charge transfer results in a reversal of the structure's spontaneous polarization. This phenomenon is known as sliding ferroelectricity and it is markedly different from conventiona...