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Subsecond optically controlled domain switching in freestanding ferroelectric BaTiO3 membrane

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  • Subhajit Pal

    (Queen Mary University of London)

  • Lan-Tien Hsu

    (Ruhr-University Bochum)

  • Haoying Sun

    (Nanjing University
    Nanjing University)

  • Sheng-Han Teng

    (Ruhr-University Bochum)

  • Vivek Dwij

    (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

  • Emanuele Palladino

    (Queen Mary University of London)

  • Yuefeng Nie

    (Nanjing University
    Nanjing University)

  • Samuel John

    (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

  • S. S. Prabhu

    (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

  • Anna Grünebohm

    (Ruhr-University Bochum)

  • Joe Briscoe

    (Queen Mary University of London)

Abstract

The quest to develop energy-efficient and fast optoelectronic control of memory devices is essential. In this respect, ferroelectric materials are gaining tremendous importance in information and communication technology. Here, we demonstrate light-controlled polarisation switching on a subsecond timescale (

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  • Subhajit Pal & Lan-Tien Hsu & Haoying Sun & Sheng-Han Teng & Vivek Dwij & Emanuele Palladino & Yuefeng Nie & Samuel John & S. S. Prabhu & Anna Grünebohm & Joe Briscoe, 2025. "Subsecond optically controlled domain switching in freestanding ferroelectric BaTiO3 membrane," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-58592-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58592-x
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