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Capturing polarizability in sliding ferroelectrics

Detailed transmission electron microscopy imaging of the dynamics of domain walls in twisted van der Waals ferroelectrics is obtained, capturing the transition to a hysteretic response.

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Fig. 1: Dielectric response and domain wall dynamics in twisted interfacial ferroelectrics.

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Ben Shalom, M. Capturing polarizability in sliding ferroelectrics. Nat. Mater. 22, 937–938 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01607-z

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