Competing ferroelectric polarization: hydroxyl flip-flop <i>versus</i> proton-transfer mechanisms
Yukihiro Shimoi, Seiji Tsuzuki, Reiji Kumai, Masato Sotome, Sachio Horiuchi
Abstract
A novel ferroelectric material of phenol derivatives, DHBA, provides a special platform regarding the mechanisms of polarization reversal: proton-transfer and flip-flop mechanisms.
Topics & Concepts
FerroelectricityPolarization (electrochemistry)Materials scienceFlip-flopProtonPhenolOptoelectronicsPhysical chemistryPhysicsChemistryOrganic chemistryNuclear physicsDielectricCMOSAcoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyPerovskite Materials and Applications