High-T_C Two-Dimensional Ferroelectric CuCrS₂ Grown via Chemical Vapor Deposition

Two-dimensional (2D) ferroelectrics have attracted intensive attention. However, the 2D ferroelectrics remain rare, and especially few of them represent high ferroelectric transition temperature (T_C), which is important for the usability of ferroelectrics. Herein, CuCrS₂ nanoflakes are synthesized by salt-assisted chemical vapor deposition and exhibit switchable ferroelectric polarization even when the thickness is downscaled to 6 nm. On the contrary, a CuCrS₂ nanoflake shows a T_C as high as ∼700 K, which can be attributed to the robust tetrahedral bonding configurations of Cu cations. Such robustness can be further clarified by a theoretically predicted high order-disorder transition barrier and structure evolution from 600 to 800 K. Additionally, the interlocked out-of-plane (OOP) and in-plane (IP) ferroelectric domains are observed and two kinds of devices based on OOP and IP polarizations are demonstrated.