SYMPOSIUM 9: From Atoms to Applications of Wurtzite and Other Emerging Ferroelectrics

Ferroelectric materials have shown promise in a variety of fields, including data storage, transducers, and optoelectronics. This symposium will explore the fundamental science and applications of wurtzite and other emerging ferroelectrics, with a focus on bridging atomic-scale properties to devices. Sessions will explore the latest developments in the synthesis, characterization, and computational modeling of these materials. The symposium will welcome experimental and computational contributions, including the use of data-driven and machine-learning approaches to discover and design new wurtzite ferroelectrics. The symposium will delve into the switching mechanisms of these materials, examining how defects, interfaces, and synthesis methods influence their ferroelectric properties. Discussions will focus on the atomic- to device-scale design of wurtzite ferroelectrics with an emphasis on integration and co-design.

Proposed Sessions/Topics

• Domain walls and switching mechanisms
• Defects and disorder in emerging ferroelectrics
• Interfaces and heterostructures
• Emerging ferroelectric materials beyond wurtzites and fluorites

Symposium Organizer(s)

• Prashun Gorai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
• Geoff Brennecka, Colorado School of Mines, USA
• Simon Fichtner, Kiel University, Germany

Point(s) of Contact

• Prashun Gorai; goraip@rpi.edu

Symposium Sponsor(s)

• Basic Science Division
• Electronics Division