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Charge-polarized interfacial superlattices in marginally twisted hexagonal boron nitride
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2021.
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Abstract
- Here, moiré superlattices generated by twisted insulating crystals of hexagonal boron nitride are shown to have a ferroelectric-like character, attributed to strain-induced polarized dipoles formed by pairs of interfacial boron and nitrogen atoms that create bilayer-thick ferroelectric domains.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.61a2c1dc181a49218dced80d4237913e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20667-2