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most citedAlScN: A III-V semiconductor based ferroelectric

842 citations

9 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 26 cited

Clarification of the Spontaneous Polarization Direction in Crystals with Wurtzite Structure

Simon Fichtner, Mohamed Yassine, Chris van de Walle +1

The wurtzite structure is one of the most frequently found crystal structures in modern semiconductors and its inherent spontaneous polarization is a defining materials property. D…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 2 cited

Wafer scale reactive sputtering of highly oriented and ferroelectric AlScN from 300 mm AlSc Targets

Tom-Niklas Kreutzer, Muhammad Zubair Ghori, Md Redwanul Islam +4

This paper presents progress towards the large-scale manufacturability of piezo- and ferroelectric AlScN thin films with very high Sc content. AlScN lay…

physics.app-ph2025★ 4 cited

Advancing Measurement Capabilities in Lithium-Ion Batteries: Exploring the Potential of Fiber Optic Sensors for Thermal Monitoring of Battery Cells

Florian Krause, Felix Schweizer, Alexandra Burger +5

This work demonstrates the potential of fiber optic sensors for measuring thermal effects in lithium-ion batteries, using a fiber optic measurement method of Optical Frequency Doma…

physics.app-ph2023★ 61 cited

Demonstration and STEM Analysis of Ferroelectric Switching in MOCVD-Grown Single Crystalline AlScN

Niklas Wolff, Georg Schoenweger, Isabel Streicher +10

Wurtzite-type AlScN solid solutions grown by metal organic chemical vapour deposition are for the first time confirmed to be ferroelectric. The film with 230 nm thickne…

physics.app-ph2022★ 54 cited

Ultrathin AlScN for low-voltage driven ferroelectric-based devices

Georg Schönweger, Md Redwanul Islam, Niklas Wolff +4

Thickness scaling of ferroelectricity in AlScN is a determining factor for its potential application in neuromorphic computing and memory devices. In this letter, we report on ultr…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021★ 122 cited

On the exceptional temperature stability of ferroelectric AlScN thin films

MD Redwanul Islam, Niklas Wolff, Mohammed Yassine +7

Through its dependence on low symmetry crystal phases, ferroelectricity is inherently a property tied to the lower temperature ranges of the phase diagram for a given material. Thi…

eess.SY2020★ 2 cited

An Approach to State Signal Shaping by Limit Cycle Model Predictive Control

Carlos Cateriano Yáñez, Gerwald Lichtenberg, Georg Pangalos +1

A novel nonlinear model predictive control approach for state signal shaping is proposed. The control strategy introduces a residual shape cost kernel based on the dynamics of circ…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2018★ 842 cited

AlScN: A III-V semiconductor based ferroelectric

Simon Fichtner, Niklas Wolff, Fabian Lofink +2

Ferroelectric switching is unambigiously demonstrated for the first time in a III-V semiconductor based material: AlScN -- A discovery which could help to satisfy the urgent demand…

math.OC2014

Rank-constrained fundamental matrix estimation by polynomial global optimization versus the eight-point algorithm

Florian Bugarin, Adrien Bartoli, Didier Henrion +3

The fundamental matrix can be estimated from point matches. The current gold standard is to bootstrap the eight-point algorithm and two-view projective bundle adjustment. The eight…