Emerging frontiers in two-dimensional sliding ferroelectrics
The emergence of sliding ferroelectricity in 2D van der Waals materials has opened a new paradigm for designing nanoscale nonvolatile memories, where polarization switching is governed by interlayer sliding rather than conventional ion displacement. This perspective highlights materials, strategies, switching dynamics, and device applications of 2D sliding ferroelectric materials. Finally, the critical challenges and future research directions are outlined, aiming to guide the rational design of next-generation sliding ferroelectric materials.
Authors
- Yongshuai Wang
- Hong Fu Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5877-359X)
- Dechao Geng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6224-6426)
- Aiqing Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3512-6824)
- Qingming Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3862-0518)
- Fan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3485-4420)
- Li Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1481-9415)
Institutions
- Tianjin University of Technology (CN)
- Tianjin Normal University (CN)
- Tianjin University (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (CN)
- Unité Matériaux et Transformations (FR)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj 2D Materials and Applications
- Published
- 2025-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41699-025-00600-1
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.18
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin City
- Development and Reform Commission of Shenzhen Municipality
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences