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Letter

Nature Materials 7, 473–477 (1 June 2008) | doi:10.1038/nmat2198

Direct in situ determination of the polarization dependence of physisorption on ferroelectric surfaces

Dongbo Li , Mosha H. Zhao , J. Garra , A. M. Kolpak , A. M. Rappe , D. A. Bonnell & J. M. Vohs

The ability to manipulate dipole orientation in ferroelectric oxides holds promise as a method to tailor surface reactivity for specific applications. As ferroelectric domains can be patterned at the nanoscale, domain-specific surface chemistries may provide a method for fabrication of nanoscale devices.