Switchable hidden spin polarization and negative Poisson's ratio in two-dimensional antiferroelectric wurtzite crystals

Zhuang Ma; Jingwen Jiang; Gui Wang; Peng Zhang; Yiling Sun; Zhengfang Qian; Jiaxin Zheng; Wen Xiong; Fei Wang; Xiuwen Zhang; Pu Huang

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/44/12/122101

Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 44, Issue 12, 122101(2023)

Switchable hidden spin polarization and negative Poisson's ratio in two-dimensional antiferroelectric wurtzite crystals

Zhuang Ma¹, Jingwen Jiang¹, Gui Wang¹, Peng Zhang¹, Yiling Sun¹, Zhengfang Qian¹, Jiaxin Zheng², Wen Xiong³, Fei Wang⁴, Xiuwen Zhang^1,5, and Pu Huang^1、*

Author Affiliations

¹Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China

²School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China

³Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China

⁴School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China

⁵Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA

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Received: Jul. 1, 2023

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Published Online: Mar. 13, 2024

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DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/44/12/122101

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