Is Nitric Oxide Considered a Ferroelectric Material?

[sai2020]

Nitric Oxide is slightly polar. But is it ferroelectric?

Sai

 

[GCT]

Nitric Oxide is slightly polar. But is it ferroelectric?

Sai

I remember it being polar as a ligand in a transition metal complex crystal of Silver , I also remember HCl as being ferroelectric, my guess is that it is not, however I'm not aware of any orbital criterias or any other for that matter at the moment.

 

[quicknote]

, this is an interesting question. Ferroelectricity is a property of certain materials in which the electric dipole moment can be reversed by an external electric field. While nitric oxide (NO) does have a dipole moment, it is not strong enough to exhibit ferroelectric behavior. In order for a material to be considered ferroelectric, it must have a permanent dipole moment that can be reversed by an external electric field, and this is not the case for NO. Additionally, NO is a gas at room temperature and does not have a crystal structure, which is necessary for ferroelectricity to occur. Therefore, NO is not considered a ferroelectric material. However, its slight polarity may have other interesting properties and potential applications in fields such as biomedicine and atmospheric chemistry. I hope this helps answer your question.