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Electric Polarization Switching on an Atomically Thin Metallic Oxide.

Mao Ye¹, Songbai Hu¹, Yuanmin Zhu^2,3

¹Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.

|December 11, 2020

Summary

Researchers created a novel two-dimensional (2D) ferroelectric-like metal by layering strontium ruthenium oxide and barium titanate. This breakthrough material exhibits reversible polarization switching within a metallic layer, defying previous scientific understanding.

Keywords:

2D electrical conductivity atomically thin layer electric polarization switching ferroelectric metal superlattice

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Area of Science:

Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Quantum Materials

Background:

Reduced-dimension materials exhibit exotic properties and quantum states.
Polarization switching and metallic screening are typically mutually exclusive in bulk solids.

Purpose of the Study:

To fabricate and investigate superlattices exhibiting coexisting ferroelectric and metallic properties.
To explore novel quantum states in engineered layered materials.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of (SrRuO3)1/(BaTiO3)10 superlattices.
Multiprofonged investigation including structural analyses and electrical measurements.
First-principles electronic structure calculations.

Main Results:

Demonstrated reversible polarization switching in an atomically thin metallic layer.
Unraveled coexistence of two-dimensional (2D) metallicity and broken inversion symmetry.
Confirmed electric polarization along the out-of-plane direction in the SrRuO3 layer.

Conclusions:

Engineered a 2D ferroelectric-like metal with coexisting ferroelectric and metallic properties.
Paved a novel way to engineer quantum multistates manipulated by external fields.
Challenged conventional understanding of material properties at reduced dimensions.