Multiple polarization orders in individual twinned colloidal nanocrystals of centrosymmetric HfO2
Hongchu Du, Christoph Groh, Chun-Lin Jia, Thorsten Ohlerth, Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski, Ulrich Simon, Joachim Mayer
Topics & Concepts
FerroelectricityAntiferroelectricityMaterials sciencePolarization (electrochemistry)NanocrystalCondensed matter physicsCrystal twinningSymmetry breakingIonic bondingTransmission electron microscopyPhase transitionDensity functional theoryScalingChemical physicsOpticsScanning transmission electron microscopyCrystallographyColloidNanotechnologyPhase (matter)OptoelectronicsPolarization densityDiffractionFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesFerroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsChemical and Physical Properties of Materials