Interlocked chiral/polar domain walls and large optical rotation in Ni3TeO6
Chirality, i.e., handedness, pervades much of modern science from elementary particles, DNA-based biology to molecular chemistry; however, most of the chirality-relevant materials have been based on complex molecules. Here, we report inorganic single-crystalline Ni3TeO6, forming in a corundum-relate...
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| author | Xueyun Wang Fei-Ting Huang Junjie Yang Yoon Seok Oh Sang-Wook Cheong |
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| description | Chirality, i.e., handedness, pervades much of modern science from elementary particles, DNA-based biology to molecular chemistry; however, most of the chirality-relevant materials have been based on complex molecules. Here, we report inorganic single-crystalline Ni3TeO6, forming in a corundum-related R3 structure with both chirality and polarity. These chiral Ni3TeO6 single crystals exhibit a large optical specific rotation (α)—1355° dm−1 cm3 g−1. We demonstrate, for the first time, that in Ni3TeO6, chiral and polar domains form an intriguing domain pattern, resembling a radiation warning sign, which stems from interlocked chiral and polar domain walls through lowering of the wall energy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-20cf0b7d9ee240149a850af1821561d12022-12-22T01:18:02ZengAIP Publishing LLCAPL Materials2166-532X2015-07-0137076105076105-710.1063/1.4927232006507APMInterlocked chiral/polar domain walls and large optical rotation in Ni3TeO6Xueyun Wang0Fei-Ting Huang1Junjie Yang2Yoon Seok Oh3Sang-Wook Cheong4Rutgers Center for Emergent Materials and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USARutgers Center for Emergent Materials and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USALaboratory for Pohang Emergent Materials and Max Plank POSTECH Center for Complex Phase Materials, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South KoreaRutgers Center for Emergent Materials and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USARutgers Center for Emergent Materials and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USAChirality, i.e., handedness, pervades much of modern science from elementary particles, DNA-based biology to molecular chemistry; however, most of the chirality-relevant materials have been based on complex molecules. Here, we report inorganic single-crystalline Ni3TeO6, forming in a corundum-related R3 structure with both chirality and polarity. These chiral Ni3TeO6 single crystals exhibit a large optical specific rotation (α)—1355° dm−1 cm3 g−1. We demonstrate, for the first time, that in Ni3TeO6, chiral and polar domains form an intriguing domain pattern, resembling a radiation warning sign, which stems from interlocked chiral and polar domain walls through lowering of the wall energy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4927232 |
| spellingShingle | Xueyun Wang Fei-Ting Huang Junjie Yang Yoon Seok Oh Sang-Wook Cheong Interlocked chiral/polar domain walls and large optical rotation in Ni3TeO6 APL Materials |
| title | Interlocked chiral/polar domain walls and large optical rotation in Ni3TeO6 |
| title_full | Interlocked chiral/polar domain walls and large optical rotation in Ni3TeO6 |
| title_fullStr | Interlocked chiral/polar domain walls and large optical rotation in Ni3TeO6 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interlocked chiral/polar domain walls and large optical rotation in Ni3TeO6 |
| title_short | Interlocked chiral/polar domain walls and large optical rotation in Ni3TeO6 |
| title_sort | interlocked chiral polar domain walls and large optical rotation in ni3teo6 |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4927232 |
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