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  • Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical Engineering

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  • Negative capacitance (NC) in ferroelectrics offers a potential solution to overcome the Boltzmann tyranny, a fundamental limit in power dissipation.
  • The origin of transient NC in ferroelectrics is debated, with proposed mechanisms including free-energy landscape effects and nucleation processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the coexistence and interplay of different mechanisms contributing to transient negative capacitance in ferroelectric hexagonal ferrites.
  • To resolve the ongoing debate regarding the origins of negative capacitance phenomena in ferroelectric materials.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental investigation of transient negative capacitance and S-shaped anomalies in ferroelectric hexagonal ferrites capacitors within an RC circuit.
  • Development and application of a hybrid model that integrates both nucleation and free-energy landscape mechanisms to reproduce experimental waveforms.

Main Results:

  • Observed coexistence of transient NC (early-stage, nucleation-driven) and an S-shaped anomaly (late-stage, free-energy landscape-driven) during ferroelectric switching.
  • Successfully reproduced the entire observed waveform using a hybrid model incorporating both identified mechanisms, demonstrating their non-exclusivity.
  • Highlighted the multivariable free-energy landscape of hexagonal ferrites, enabling abrupt internal field changes.

Conclusions:

  • The study resolves the debate on transient NC origins by demonstrating the simultaneous operation of nucleation and free-energy landscape mechanisms.
  • The observed S-shaped anomaly provides a novel method for extracting key parameters related to the free-energy landscape and switching dynamics.
  • Findings pave the way for designing advanced ferroelectric materials with tailored properties for next-generation electronic devices.