Author(s): T. Morimoto, T. Miyamoto, H. Yamakawa, T. Terashige, T. Ono, N. Kida, and H. Okamoto
An organic crystal was switched between paraelectric and ferroelectric states in a picosecond. Similar materials could eventually serve as extremely fast digital switches.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 107602] Published Fri Mar 10, 2017