Incipient ferroelectricity of water molecules confined to nano-channels of beryl

Incipient ferroelectricity of water molecules confined to nano-channels of beryl

Ferroelectric orders hardly exist in liquid or ice state of water, despite its enormous molecular electrical polarizability. Here, Gorshunov et al. report incipient ferroelectricity in chains of interacting water molecules by placing them in the structural channels of a beryl crystal.

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Main Authors: B. P. Gorshunov, V. I. Torgashev, E. S. Zhukova, V. G. Thomas, M. A. Belyanchikov, C. Kadlec, F. Kadlec, M. Savinov, T. Ostapchuk, J. Petzelt, J. Prokleška, P. V. Tomas, E. V. Pestrjakov, D. A. Fursenko, G. S. Shakurov, A. S. Prokhorov, V. S. Gorelik, L. S. Kadyrov, V. V. Uskov, R. K. Kremer, M. Dressel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12842

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