Influence of ferroelectric polarization on the energetics of the reaction of 2-fluoroethanol on BaTiO3

Adherent cells avoid polarization gradients on periodically poled LiTaO3 ferroelectrics

“…It has been shown recently that these electrically switchable properties of the ferroelectrics can be used to tailor surface reactivity. Several examples illustrating the effect of polarization on the photo-reduction rate of Ag + ions, the sticking coefficients and interaction energies of alcohol and water molecules can be found in literature [13][14][15][16][17][18][19], including the selective deposition of virus particles [20].…”

Ferroelectric polarization dependent interactions at Pd–LiNbO3(0001) interfaces

“…4 It has also been suggested that the ability to manipulate the orientation of the ferroelectric dipole property could be used to tune surface reactivity. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Several examples indicating that this may indeed be the case have recently appeared in the literature. 5,6,8,9,[14][15][16][17][18] For example, the rate of photoreduction of aqueous Ag+ ions 5,6 on BaTiO 3 and PZT ͑Ref.…”

Growth, structure, and electronic properties of nonpolar thin films on a polar substrate:Cr2O3on ZnO (0001) and ZnO (0001¯Zhu1, Morales-Acosta2, Shen3 et al. 2015Phys. Rev. B10030View full textAdd to dashboardCite

“…This effect allows one to envision materials with switchable surface properties. 1,[4][5][6][7] These features highlight polarization as a mechanism to tailor surface chemistry and catalytic properties that has largely not been exploited. Although it is not ferroelectric, the oppositely poled surfaces of ZnO display dramatically different reactivities.…”