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  text: We demonstrate the formation of ferroelectric domain-wall polarons in a minimal
    two-dimensional lattice model of electrons interacting with rotating dipoles.
    Along the domain wall, the rotors polarize in opposite directions, causing the
    electron to localize along a particular lattice direction. The rotor-electron
    coupling is identified as the origin of a structural instability in the crystal
    that leads to the domain-wall formation via a symmetry-breaking process. Our results
    provide the first theoretical description of ferroelectric polarons, as discussed
    in the context of soft semiconductors.
acknowledgement: We thank, in alphabetical order, Zhanybek Alpichshev, Cesare Franchini,
  Areg Ghazaryan, Sebastian Maehrlein, and Artem Volosniev for fruitful discussions
  and comments. G. M. K. received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research
  and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 101034413.
  R. A. received funding from the Austrian Academy of Science ÖWA Grant No. PR1029OEAW03.
  M. L. acknowledges support by the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant
  No. 801770 (ANGULON).
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author:
- first_name: Florian
  full_name: Kluibenschedl, Florian
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  last_name: Kluibenschedl
- first_name: Georgios
  full_name: Koutentakis, Georgios
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  last_name: Koutentakis
- first_name: Ragheed
  full_name: Al Hyder, Ragheed
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  last_name: Al Hyder
- first_name: Mikhail
  full_name: Lemeshko, Mikhail
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  orcid: 0000-0002-6990-7802
citation:
  ama: Kluibenschedl F, Koutentakis G, Al Hyder R, Lemeshko M. Domain-wall ferroelectric
    polarons in a two-dimensional rotor lattice model. <i>Physical Review Letters</i>.
    2025;134(9). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.096302">10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.096302</a>
  apa: Kluibenschedl, F., Koutentakis, G., Al Hyder, R., &#38; Lemeshko, M. (2025).
    Domain-wall ferroelectric polarons in a two-dimensional rotor lattice model. <i>Physical
    Review Letters</i>. American Physical Society. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.096302">https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.096302</a>
  chicago: Kluibenschedl, Florian, Georgios Koutentakis, Ragheed Al Hyder, and Mikhail
    Lemeshko. “Domain-Wall Ferroelectric Polarons in a Two-Dimensional Rotor Lattice
    Model.” <i>Physical Review Letters</i>. American Physical Society, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.096302">https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.096302</a>.
  ieee: F. Kluibenschedl, G. Koutentakis, R. Al Hyder, and M. Lemeshko, “Domain-wall
    ferroelectric polarons in a two-dimensional rotor lattice model,” <i>Physical
    Review Letters</i>, vol. 134, no. 9. American Physical Society, 2025.
  ista: Kluibenschedl F, Koutentakis G, Al Hyder R, Lemeshko M. 2025. Domain-wall
    ferroelectric polarons in a two-dimensional rotor lattice model. Physical Review
    Letters. 134(9), 096302.
  mla: Kluibenschedl, Florian, et al. “Domain-Wall Ferroelectric Polarons in a Two-Dimensional
    Rotor Lattice Model.” <i>Physical Review Letters</i>, vol. 134, no. 9, 096302,
    American Physical Society, 2025, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.096302">10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.096302</a>.
  short: F. Kluibenschedl, G. Koutentakis, R. Al Hyder, M. Lemeshko, Physical Review
    Letters 134 (2025).
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date_created: 2025-03-23T23:01:25Z
date_published: 2025-03-07T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-30T11:17:58Z
day: '07'
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doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.096302
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