Designing new ferroelectrics with a general strategy

Ferroelectricity: General approach for designing new ferroelectric materials An innovative computational method could enable the design of new classes of ferroelectric materials. Ferroelectrics, whose spontaneous electric polarizations can be switched electrically, are useful for a range of applicat...

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Autores principales:	Ke Xu, Xue-Zeng Lu, Hongjun Xiang
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
Materias:	Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials TA401-492 Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter QC170-197
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/1baf13bebb664d87b69ff8b3fe64b669
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1baf13bebb664d87b69ff8b3fe64b6692021-12-02T14:19:58ZDesigning new ferroelectrics with a general strategy10.1038/s41535-016-0001-82397-4648https://doaj.org/article/1baf13bebb664d87b69ff8b3fe64b6692017-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-016-0001-8https://doaj.org/toc/2397-4648Ferroelectricity: General approach for designing new ferroelectric materials An innovative computational method could enable the design of new classes of ferroelectric materials. Ferroelectrics, whose spontaneous electric polarizations can be switched electrically, are useful for a range of applications, such as memory or sensing devices. However, relatively few naturally occurring materials are ferroelectric, and, while theoretical methods for designing new ferroelectrics are available, they are usually restricted to highly symmetric systems such as perovskite oxides. A team led by Hongjun Xiang from Fudan University have now developed a more general computational approach that can be applied to any system, and have used it to identify previously unrecognized classes of ferroelectrics. Such an approach could not only enable new ferroelectrics to be discovered, but it may also be suitable for designing multiferroic systems.Ke XuXue-Zeng LuHongjun XiangNature PortfolioarticleMaterials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materialsTA401-492Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matterQC170-197ENnpj Quantum Materials, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials TA401-492 Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter QC170-197 Ke Xu Xue-Zeng Lu Hongjun Xiang Designing new ferroelectrics with a general strategy
description	Ferroelectricity: General approach for designing new ferroelectric materials An innovative computational method could enable the design of new classes of ferroelectric materials. Ferroelectrics, whose spontaneous electric polarizations can be switched electrically, are useful for a range of applications, such as memory or sensing devices. However, relatively few naturally occurring materials are ferroelectric, and, while theoretical methods for designing new ferroelectrics are available, they are usually restricted to highly symmetric systems such as perovskite oxides. A team led by Hongjun Xiang from Fudan University have now developed a more general computational approach that can be applied to any system, and have used it to identify previously unrecognized classes of ferroelectrics. Such an approach could not only enable new ferroelectrics to be discovered, but it may also be suitable for designing multiferroic systems.
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Designing new ferroelectrics with a general strategy

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