Not exact matches
When an
electric field is
applied, the electrons move from an energetically higher lying
potential well to an energetically lower lying
potential well via the quantum mechanical tunneling effect.
When the researchers
applied a positive
electric potential, the plate yanked down on the carboxylic acids, exposing their water - repelling hydrocarbon chains.
Information is written by
applying an external
electric field, which changes the direction of the ferroelectric's polarization vector, and this in turn changes the shape of the
potential barrier.