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7 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Compositional gradient engineering for enhanced ferroelectricity in ultrathin AlScN

Zekun Hu, Haiwen Zhang, Rajeev Kumar Rai +12

Ferroelectric AlScN is promising for CMOS-compatible non-volatile memory, but thickness scaling is limited by leakage, premature breakdown, and defect-mediated failure. Here we sho…

physics.optics2026

Controlled non-volatile modulation of optical dispersion in monolayer tungsten disulfide via ferroelectric polarization patterning

Yuhong Cao, Zekun Hu, Jason Lynch +7

The manipulation of optical properties, including reflection, refraction, polarization, phase, and frequency, has long been central to advancing photonic and optoelectronic technol…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Tuning Breakdown-to-Coercive Field Ratio in Ultra-Thin Al1-xScxN Films via Reactive Nitrogen Atmosphere

Yinuo Zhang, Walter J. Smith, Giovanni Esteves +3

Al1-xScxN has attracted significant interest due to its large remnant polarization and low processing temperature when compared to other ferroelectric material systems. However, de…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Demonstration of highly scaled AlScN ferroelectric diode memory with storage density > 100 Mbit/mm

Zekun Hu, Hyunmin Cho, Rajeev Kumar Rai +13

Wurtzite nitride ferroelectric materials have emerged as promising candidates for next-generation memory applications due to their exceptional polarization properties and compatibi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Hydrazine-Free Precursor for Solution-Processed All-Inorganic Se and Se1-xTex Photovoltaics

Adam D. Alfieri, Swarnendu Das, Kim Kisslinger +5

Selenium (Se) has reemerged as a promising absorber material for indoor and tandem photovoltaics (PVs), and its alloys with Te (Se1-xTex) offer a widely tunable bandgap. Solution p…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Write Cycling Endurance Exceeding 1010 in Sub-50 nm Ferroelectric AlScN

Hyunmin Cho, Yubo Wang, Chloe Leblanc +5

Wurtzite ferroelectrics, particularly aluminum scandium nitride (AlScN), have emerged as a promising materials platform for nonvolatile memories, offering high polarization values…