A tuned oxide superlattice possesses two coexisting phases — one ferroelectric, the other with vortex order — which can be interconverted under electric field, changing material properties.
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Dawber, M. Balancing polar vortices and stripes. Nature Mater 16, 971–972 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4962
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