Nature Physics, Published online: 07 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03344-x
Ferroelectric materials can host robust and diverse polarization textures. This Review examines their formation mechanisms, responses to external stimuli and potential applications in next-generation electronic devices.
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- Topological textures in polar materials
- When nearby materials steal energyNature Physics, Published online: 07 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03279-3 Integrating high-quality-factor mechanical resonators into devices brings them close to materials, which leads to losses. Systematic studies in dielectric environments reveal that dielectrics ‘steal’ energy through charge fluctuations.
- Altermagnetic spintronicsNature Physics, Published online: 06 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03337-w Altermagnetism, a recently identified unconventional magnetic order, might enable fast and efficient spin-based devices. This Review explores its interplay with ferroelectric and superconducting systems and its promise for scalable spintronics.
- When atoms tunnel as oneNature Physics, Published online: 06 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03366-5 By making atoms tunnel together as a bound cluster, researchers have generated massive Schrödinger cat states, opening new routes toward tests of gravity in the quantum regime.
- Fast thermalization with quantum algorithmsNature Physics, Published online: 03 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03357-6 Quantum algorithms excel at simulating Hamiltonian dynamics, but they struggle with preparing the thermal equilibrium states needed for quantum simulation. Now it has been shown that a recent algorithm can efficiently prepare an important class of thermal states.
- Author Correction: Observation of optical de Broglie–Mackinnon wave packetsNature Physics, Published online: 02 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03368-3 Author Correction: Observation of optical de Broglie–Mackinnon wave packets
- Tangled up in spinNature Physics, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03364-7 Neutron scattering measurements on a strongly correlated metal show hints of quantum entanglement in the strange metal state.
- Real-space imaging of the electron-pair density hole in molecular Auger–Meitner decayNature Physics, Published online: 30 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03363-8 Localized core vacancies in molecules decay via an Auger–Meitner cascade to form diffuse valence holes. X-ray scattering is now used to measure the change in the electron-pair density, resolving the spatial redistribution of electrons.
