Proton tautomerism for strong polarization switching

Ferroelectrics based on proton tautomerism are promising in low-field and above-roomtemperature operations. Here the authors establish a procedure to optimize spontaneous polarizations, finding that the polarization in croconic acid breaks its own record for organic systems.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sachio Horiuchi, Kensuke Kobayashi, Reiji Kumai, Shoji Ishibashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14426