Ferroelectrics

Researchers uncover a popular electronic material’s extraordinary ability to bend when exposed to light, opening new design options for microdevices and optomechanics.

The discovery of a 2D material with electrically-tuneable light-bending properties could lead to more compact and efficient optical components in future electronics.

Mixing tin into germanium telluride creates a high-performance thermoelectric material that could make energy harvesting or cooling devices more effective.

A thin film made of graphene and a charge-inducing polymer shows promise as a replacement for transparent electrical conductors in displays

New insights into the stable magnetism of phase-change semiconductors could enable the development of ultra-high-speed data storage

The introduction of a ferroelectric layer into an ultraviolet photodetector enhances its output signals

Nonvolatile memory based on ferroelectric–graphene field-effect transistors is now a step closer to reality

Thin-film ferroelectrics offer a fundamentally different route to photovoltaic devices

Nanoscale surface variations of ferroelectric films may be harnessed for the design of future memory applications