Polar topological materials and devices: Prospects and challenges

IF 33.6 1区材料科学 Q1 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Progress in Materials Science Pub Date : 2025-04-13 DOI:10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101489

Haojie Han , Ji Ma , Jing Wang , Erxiang Xu , Zongqi Xu , Houbing Huang , Yang Shen , Ce-Wen Nan , Jing Ma

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Abstract

Polar topologies possess immense potential to revolutionize ferroelectric technology by offering nontrivial polarization configurations and a range of emergent functionalities, including unique resistive properties, negative capacitance, chirality, and ferroelectricity. Recent advancements in synthesis and characterization techniques have significantly accelerated the exploration of novel polar topological textures. This review highlights key milestones in expanding the topological family, manipulating polar topological textures through multi-field strategies, and uncovering their extraordinary functionalities, while also emphasizing future challenges and research directions. We examine the theoretical foundations and development of polar topological structures in ferroelectric materials, addressing the challenges of experimental realization and the current limitations in understanding multi-field-driven topological phase transitions, which have hindered practical implementation. Finally, this review outlines the scientific and technological prospects of polar topological structures, emphasizing their critical role in advancing materials science and device technology. We hope this review will inspire intensified research efforts that align closely with the practical applications of polar topological structures.

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极性拓扑材料与器件：前景与挑战

极性拓扑通过提供非平凡的极化结构和一系列新兴功能，包括独特的电阻性、负电容、手性和铁电性，具有革命性的铁电技术的巨大潜力。近年来合成和表征技术的进步大大加速了对新型极性拓扑结构的探索。本文综述了扩展拓扑家族、通过多领域策略操纵极性拓扑结构以及揭示其非凡功能方面的关键里程碑，同时也强调了未来的挑战和研究方向。我们研究了铁电材料中极性拓扑结构的理论基础和发展，解决了实验实现的挑战和当前在理解多场驱动的拓扑相变方面的局限性，这些局限性阻碍了实际实施。最后，本文概述了极性拓扑结构的科学和技术前景，强调了它们在推进材料科学和器件技术方面的重要作用。我们希望这篇综述将激发加强研究努力，密切配合极性拓扑结构的实际应用。

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Progress in Materials Science 工程技术-材料科学：综合

CiteScore

59.60

自引率

0.80%

发文量

101

审稿时长

11.4 months

期刊介绍： Progress in Materials Science is a journal that publishes authoritative and critical reviews of recent advances in the science of materials. The focus of the journal is on the fundamental aspects of materials science, particularly those concerning microstructure and nanostructure and their relationship to properties. Emphasis is also placed on the thermodynamics, kinetics, mechanisms, and modeling of processes within materials, as well as the understanding of material properties in engineering and other applications. The journal welcomes reviews from authors who are active leaders in the field of materials science and have a strong scientific track record. Materials of interest include metallic, ceramic, polymeric, biological, medical, and composite materials in all forms. Manuscripts submitted to Progress in Materials Science are generally longer than those found in other research journals. While the focus is on invited reviews, interested authors may submit a proposal for consideration. Non-invited manuscripts are required to be preceded by the submission of a proposal. Authors publishing in Progress in Materials Science have the option to publish their research via subscription or open access. Open access publication requires the author or research funder to meet a publication fee (APC). Abstracting and indexing services for Progress in Materials Science include Current Contents, Science Citation Index Expanded, Materials Science Citation Index, Chemical Abstracts, Engineering Index, INSPEC, and Scopus.