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'Ferroelectricity' in a metal

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The discovery of a ferroelectric-like structural transition in metallic LiOsO3 identifies a new class of materials with unconventional properties, providing an exotic playground for theorists and experimentalists.

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Figure 1: Piezoelectric, pyroelectric and ferroelectric materials.

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