Ultraviolet Light Reveals Secrets of Nanoscale Electronic Materials

An international team of scientists has used a novel technique to measure, for the first time, the precise conditions at which certain ultrathin materials spontaneously become electrically polarized. The research provides the fundamental scientific basis for understanding this "ferroelectric" state in materials needed for next-generation "smart card" memory chips and other devices. The research is published in a recent issue of the journal Science.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news80840062.html">Ultraviolet Light Reveals Secrets of Nanoscale Electronic Materials</a></p> <p>An international team of scientists has used a novel technique to measure, for the first time, the precise conditions at which certain ultrathin materials spontaneously become electrically polarized. The research provides the fundamental scientific basis for understanding this "ferroelectric" state in materials needed for next-generation "smart card" memory chips and other devices. The research is published in a recent issue of the journal <i>Science</i>.</p>