Phase Diagram of a Strained Ferroelectric Nanowire

PAVLENKO, MAKSIM A.; DI RINO, FRANCO; BORON, LEO; KONDOVYCH, SVITLANA; SENÉ, ANAÏS; TIKHONOV, YURI A.; RAZUMNAYA, ANNA G.; VINOKUR, VALERII M.; SEPLIARSKY, MARCELO; LUKYANCHUK, IGOR A.

Crystals

MDPI

Lugar: Basel; Año: 2022 vol. 12

Ferroelectric materials manifest unique dielectric, ferroelastic, and piezoelectric properties. A targeted design of ferroelectrics at the nanoscale is not only of fundamental appeal but holds the highest potential for applications. Compared to two-dimensional nanostructures such as thin films and superlattices, one-dimensional ferroelectric nanowires are investigated to a much lesser extent. Here, we reveal a variety of the topological polarization states, particularly the vortex and helical chiral phases, in loaded ferroelectric nanowires, which enable us to complete the strain?temperature phase diagram of the one-dimensional ferroelectrics. These phases are of prime importance for optoelectronics and quantum communication technologies.