Encapsulated nanowires can be as small as a single atom in width and are the smallest one-dimensional materials. Their simplicity and robustness makes them ideal platforms for the study of fundamental properties of matter, such as phase transformations and the energetics of confined crystal structure formation.
Ferroelectric materials are characterized by the existence of a finite electric polarization in absence of an external field below the Curie temperature.
Power electronics based on tailored high voltage bipolar devices or wide band gap semiconductor materials such as Silicon Carbide (SiC) can revolutionise the field.
