# Engineering interfacial polarization switching in van der Waals multilayers

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## First published url

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-024-01642-0

## Date published

2024-03-19

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2024-6

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## Title

- title: Engineering interfacial polarization switching in van der Waals multilayers
  title_type: original
  lang: en

## Description

- description: "In conventional ferroelectric materials, polarization is an intrinsic
    property limited by bulk crystallographic structure and symmetry. Recently, it
    has been demonstrated that polar order can also be accessed using inherently non-polar
    van der Waals materials through layer-by-layer assembly into heterostructures,
    wherein interfacial interactions can generate spontaneous, switchable polarization.
    Here, we show that deliberate interlayer rotations in multilayer vdW heterostructures
    modulate both the spatial ordering and switching dynamics of polar domains. The
    engendered tunability is unparalleled in conventional bulk ferroelectrics or polar
    bilayers. By means of operando transmission electron microscopy we show how alterations
    of the relative rotations of three WSe<sub>2</sub> layers produce structural polytypes
    with distinct arrangements of polar domains with either a global or localized
    switching response. Furthermore, the presence of uniaxial strain generates structural
    anisotropy that yields a range of switching behaviors, coercivities, and even
    tunable biased responses. We also provide evidence of mechanical coupling between
    the two interfaces of the trilayer, a key consideration for the control of switching
    dynamics in polar multilayer structures more\r\nbroadly."
  description_type: abstract
  lang: en

## Creator

- name: Madeline Van Winkle
  role: author
- name: Nikita Dowlatshahi
  role: author
- name: Nikta Khaloo
  role: author
- name: Mrinalni Iyer
  role: author
- name: Isaac M. Craig
  role: author
- name: Rohan Dhall
  role: author
- name: Takashi Taniguchi
  role: author
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1467-3105
  organization: National Institute for Materials Science
- name: Kenji Watanabe
  role: author
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3701-8119
  organization: National Institute for Materials Science
- name: D. Kwabena Bediako
  role: author

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organization: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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## Keyword

- subject: van der Waals heterostructures
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- subject: Interlayer rotation
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- subject: Polarization
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## Rights

- description: 'This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after
    peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s <a href="https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-science/policies/accepted-manuscript-terms">AM
    terms of use</a>, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance
    improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41565-024-01642-0'
  identifier: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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## Embargo

start_date: 2024-03-19
end_date: 2024-09-19

## Journal

- title: Nature Nanotechnology
  issn: '17483395'
  volume: '19'
  issue: '6'
  start_page: 751
  end_page: 757

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## Funding

- identifier: DMR-2238196
  funder_name: National Science Foundation
- identifier: DE-AC02-05CH11231
  funder_name: U.S. Department of Energy
- identifier: '10637'
  funder_name: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- identifier: GS21-011
  funder_name: Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
- identifier: FA9550-21-F-0003
  funder_name: U.S. Department of Defense
- identifier: DE-AC02-05CH11231
  funder_name: U.S. Department of Energy
- identifier: 20H00354
  funder_name: MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- identifier: 23H02052
  funder_name: MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- identifier: 20H00354
  funder_name: MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- identifier: 23H02052
  funder_name: MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

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