Symmetry Strategy for Rapid Discovery of Abundant Fractional Quantum Ferroelectrics
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| author | Yu, Guoliang Ji, Junyi Xu, Changsong Xiang, H. J. |
| author_facet | Yu, Guoliang Ji, Junyi Xu, Changsong Xiang, H. J. |
| contents | Traditional ferroelectrics are limited by Neumann's principle, which confines exploration of ferroelectrics within polar point groups. Our recent work [Nat. Commun. 15, 135, (2024)] proposes the concept of fractional quantum ferroelectricity (FQFE) that extend the playground of ferroelectricity to non-polar point groups. Here, we apply group theory and introduce an efficient symmetry strategy to identify FQFE candidates. Integrated with a high-throughput screening scheme, we go through 171,527 materials and identify 202 potential FQFE candidates, which are already experimentally synthesized. In addition, we point out that the essence of FQFE is fractional atomic displacements with respect to lattice vectors, which can actually result in both fractional (type-I) and integer (type-II) quantized polarization, respectively. Through performing first-principles calculations, we verify the symmetry-predicted switchable FQFE properties in bulk AlAgS2 and monolayer HgI2. Notably, AlAgS2 exhibits an ultra-low switching barrier of 23 meV/f.u. and interlocked in-plane/out-of-plane polarization, while HgI2 demonstrates large spontaneous polarization of 42 μC/cm2. Our findings not only advance the understanding on FQFE, but also offer guidance for experimental exploration and design of novel ferroelectric materials. |
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| spellingShingle | Symmetry Strategy for Rapid Discovery of Abundant Fractional Quantum Ferroelectrics Yu, Guoliang Ji, Junyi Xu, Changsong Xiang, H. J. Materials Science Traditional ferroelectrics are limited by Neumann's principle, which confines exploration of ferroelectrics within polar point groups. Our recent work [Nat. Commun. 15, 135, (2024)] proposes the concept of fractional quantum ferroelectricity (FQFE) that extend the playground of ferroelectricity to non-polar point groups. Here, we apply group theory and introduce an efficient symmetry strategy to identify FQFE candidates. Integrated with a high-throughput screening scheme, we go through 171,527 materials and identify 202 potential FQFE candidates, which are already experimentally synthesized. In addition, we point out that the essence of FQFE is fractional atomic displacements with respect to lattice vectors, which can actually result in both fractional (type-I) and integer (type-II) quantized polarization, respectively. Through performing first-principles calculations, we verify the symmetry-predicted switchable FQFE properties in bulk AlAgS2 and monolayer HgI2. Notably, AlAgS2 exhibits an ultra-low switching barrier of 23 meV/f.u. and interlocked in-plane/out-of-plane polarization, while HgI2 demonstrates large spontaneous polarization of 42 μC/cm2. Our findings not only advance the understanding on FQFE, but also offer guidance for experimental exploration and design of novel ferroelectric materials. |
| title | Symmetry Strategy for Rapid Discovery of Abundant Fractional Quantum Ferroelectrics |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.19152 |