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Electrically and mechanically driven rotation of polar spirals in a relaxor ferroelectric polymer

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  • Mengfan Guo

    (Tsinghua University
    University of Cambridge)

  • Erxiang Xu

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Houbing Huang

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering & Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science; Beijing Institute of Technology)

  • Changqing Guo

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering & Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science; Beijing Institute of Technology)

  • Hetian Chen

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Shulin Chen

    (Hunan University)

  • Shan He

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Le Zhou

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Jing Ma

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Zhonghui Shen

    (Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Ben Xu

    (China Academy of Engineering Physics)

  • Di Yi

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Peng Gao

    (Peking University)

  • Ce-Wen Nan

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Neil. D. Mathur

    (University of Cambridge)

  • Yang Shen

    (Tsinghua University
    Tsinghua University)

Abstract

Topology created by quasi-continuous spatial variations of a local polarization direction represents an exotic state of matter, but field-driven manipulation has been hitherto limited to creation and destruction. Here we report that relatively small electric or mechanical fields can drive the non-volatile rotation of polar spirals in discretized microregions of the relaxor ferroelectric polymer poly(vinylidene fluoride-ran-trifluoroethylene). These polar spirals arise from the asymmetric Coulomb interaction between vertically aligned helical polymer chains, and can be rotated in-plane through various angles with robust retention. Given also that our manipulation of topological order can be detected via infrared absorption, our work suggests a new direction for the application of complex materials.

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  • Mengfan Guo & Erxiang Xu & Houbing Huang & Changqing Guo & Hetian Chen & Shulin Chen & Shan He & Le Zhou & Jing Ma & Zhonghui Shen & Ben Xu & Di Yi & Peng Gao & Ce-Wen Nan & Neil. D. Mathur & Yang She, 2024. "Electrically and mechanically driven rotation of polar spirals in a relaxor ferroelectric polymer," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-44395-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44395-5
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