Topology turns the crank on a magnetoelectric switch

Wei Ren () and Laurent Bellaiche ()

Nature, 2022, vol. 607, issue 7917, 34-36

Abstract: A mechanism resembling a crankshaft switches the electric polarization of a material in response to changes in an applied magnetic field. The resulting four-state switch is linked to the material’s intriguing topology.

Keywords: Condensed-matter physics; Materials science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-022-01786-w

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