Physics

Nanotechnology

Bismuth ferrite

Multiferroics

Dielectric

Materials science

Switching time

Condensed matter physics

Computer science

Clamping

Computer vision

Optoelectronics

Ferroelectricity

Nature Communications

Reducing the switching energy of ferroelectric thin films remains an important goal in the pursuit of ultralow-power ferroelectric memory and logic devices. Here, we elucidate the fundamental role of lattice dynamics in ferroelectric switching by studying both freestanding bismuth ferrite (BiFeO

The role of lattice dynamics in ferroelectric switching