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Measuring Magnetically-Tuned Ferroelectric Polarization in Liquid Crystals
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La escritura mecánica de la polarización ferroeléctrica fue
H Lu1, C-W Bark, D Esque de los Ojos
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|April 12, 2012
Resumen
Los investigadores muestran que la fuerza mecánica puede cambiar la polarización ferroeléctrica utilizando la flexoelectricidad. Este descubrimiento puede conducir a nuevos métodos para escribir bits de memoria mecánicamente y leerlos eléctricamente.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencia de los materiales Ciencia de los materiales.
- Física de la materia condensada Física de la materia condensada
- Nanotecnología La nanotecnología es la nanotecnología.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los materiales ferroeléctricos poseen dipolos eléctricos conmutables y son piezoeléctricos debido al acoplamiento polarización-deformación.
- La flexoelectricidad, el acoplamiento entre la polarización y el gradiente de deformación, es una propiedad menos explorada de las ferroeléctricas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para demostrar la conmutación mecánica de la polarización ferroeléctrica utilizando la flexoelectricidad.
- Explorar el potencial de la fuerza mecánica para el control de la polarización y el almacenamiento de datos.
Principales métodos:
- Utilizando el gradiente de tensión de un microscopio de fuerza atómica. punta.
- Aplicación de fuerza mecánica para cambiar la polarización en películas ferroeléctricas a nanoescala.
Principales resultados:
- Los gradientes de tensión mecánica pueden controlar dinámicamente y cambiar la polarización ferroeléctrica.
- Se ha demostrado la conmutación de la polarización a nanoescala a través de la fuerza mecánica pura.
Conclusiones:
- La flexoelectricidad ofrece una nueva vía para el control mecánico de la polarización ferroeléctrica.
- Esta investigación abre posibilidades para la escritura mecánica y la lectura eléctrica de bits de memoria.
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