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Navigating the pitfalls of two-dimensional ferroelectricity

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The emergence of two-dimensional ferroelectrics has challenged established theories of ferroelectricity and offered routes to novel devices. However, distinguishing ferroelectric behaviour from artefacts remains an experimental challenge.

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Fig. 1: The multimodal characterization approach to confirm 2D ferroelectricity.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA

    Alexei Gruverman

  2. Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China

    Junling Wang

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Gruverman, A., Wang, J. Navigating the pitfalls of two-dimensional ferroelectricity. Nat Electron (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-026-01680-7

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