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.

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