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Ferroelectric domain walls are emerging as active components in nanoelectronics, offering a transformative paradigm for non-volatile memory and logic technologies. In particular, in-plane charged domain walls stand out for their potential to support unique functionalities, such as quantum confinement and tunneling effects, unlocking new possibilities for advanced device applications. Here, a facile approach is developed for fabricating large-scale continuous in-plane charged domain walls in NaBiTiO ferroelectric films through thermally optimized growth control. Using Differential Phase Contrast Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy, an electric field fluctuation is identified across the charged domain wall. This fluctuation is accompanied by oxygen octahedron distortions, which allow the lattice to redistribute charges, as confirmed by integrated Differential Phase Contrast analyses. Additionally, Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy reveals variations in titanium oxidation states across the domain wall, which compensates for the charge accumulation and enhances the stability of the charged domain wall. This work presents a wafer-scale fabrication strategy for in-plane charged domain walls and provides atomic-scale insights into their stabilization mechanisms, offering a foundation for their integration into domain-wall-based nanodevices and on-chip applications.
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J Am Soc Mass Spectrom
September 2025
Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
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Chemistry Department, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, Indiana 47405.
In charge detection mass spectrometry (CD-MS) ions are trapped in an electrostatic linear ion trap (ELIT) where they oscillate back and forth through a conducting cylinder. The oscillating ions induce a periodic charge separation that is detected by a charge sensitive amplifier (CSA) connected to the cylinder. The resulting time domain signal is analyzed using short-time Fourier transforms to give the mass-to-charge ratio and charge for each ion, which are then multiplied to give the mass.
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September 2025
Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States.
Voltage-dependence gating of ion channels underlies numerous physiological and pathophysiological processes, and disruption of normal voltage gating is the cause of many channelopathies. Here, long timescale atomistic simulations were performed to directly probe voltage-induced gating transitions of the big potassium (BK) channels, where the voltage sensor domain (VSD) movement has been suggested to be distinct from that of canonical Kv channels but remains poorly understood. Using a Core-MT construct without the gating ring, multiple voltage activation transitions were observed at 750 mV, allowing detailed analysis of the activated state of BK VSD and key mechanistic features.
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September 2025
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska─Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States.
In this study, using a set of scanning probe microscopy techniques, we investigate the electronic properties of the domain walls in the layered ferroelectric semiconductor of the transition metal oxide dihalide family, NbOI. Although the uniaxial ferroelectricity of NbOI allows only 180° domain walls, the pristine 2D flakes, where polarization is aligned in-plane, typically exhibit a variety of as-grown domain patterns outlined by the electrically neutral and charged domain walls. The electrically biased probing tip can modify the as-grown domain structures.
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Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University, Tandogan, Ankara, Turkey.
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