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N.C. State: Researchers Use Electric Field to Reverse Phonon Chirality in Ferroelectric Crystal
August 06, 2026
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 6 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:

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Researchers Use Electric Field to Reverse Phonon Chirality in Ferroelectric Crystal

In a new study, researchers used an electric field to switch the chirality of phonons within a ferroelectric crystal. The work could lead to the creation of faster and more energy-efficient spintronic devices.

Chiral phonons are groups of atoms th . . .

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