For UW physicists, the 2-D form of tungsten ditelluride is full of surprises
Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 19:20
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers report that the 2-D form of tungsten ditelluride can undergo 'ferroelectric switching.' Materials with ferroelectric properties can have applications in memory storage, capacitors, RFID card technologies and even medical sensors -- and tungsten ditelluride is the first exfoliated 2-D material known to undergo ferroelectric switching.