9 papers
Silicon-compatible ideal antiferroelectricity with large digital electromechanical responses enabled by thermal-strain domain engineering
Hao Xiong, Huazhang Zhang, Liang Shu +16
Antiferroelectrics exhibit reversible antipolar-polar transformations, offering a compelling platform for multiple functionalities in modern nanoelectronics, yet deterministic cont…
Unlocking Cryogenic Energy Storage by Constructing Dipole Glass with Unit-cell-level Polar Disorder
Yangyang Si, Denan Li, Yijie Li +21
Cryogenic energy storage is vital for frontier technologies including deep-space exploration and quantum computing, yet conventional electrochemical energy systems fail below ~230…
Nitrogen doping induced metal-insulator transition with iso-symmetric character in rutile VO2
Baichen Lin, Shanquan Chen, Yubo Zhang +18
Metal-insulator transitions (MITs) in correlated oxides offer immense potential for next-generation Mottronic devices. However, their integration into practical applications is oft…
Decoupling effects of the resistive-switching behavior on the polarization reversal in ultrathin ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 films
Chao Zhou, Sizhe Huang, Yangyang Si +10
HfO2-based ferroelectric films have attracted considerable attention as their nanoscale ferroelectricity and compatibility with cmos technology, fulfilling demands of emerging memo…
Origin of Anomalous Size Effects in Ferroelectric Hafnia Thin Films
Tianyuan Zhu, Jingxuan Li, Zuhuang Chen +1
The persistence of ferroelectricity in ultrathin HfO films challenges conventional theories, particularly given the paradoxical observation that the out-of-plane lattice spacin…
Enhancing ferroelectric stability: Wide-range of adaptive control in epitaxial HfO2/ZrO2 superlattices
Jingxuan Li, Shiqing Deng, Liyang Ma +12
The metastability of the polar phase in HfO2, despite its excellent compatibility with the complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor process, remains a key obstacle for its industria…