Is Nitric Oxide Considered a Ferroelectric Material?

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Nitric Oxide (NO) is characterized as a slightly polar molecule but is not classified as a ferroelectric material. The discussion highlights the distinction between polarity and ferroelectricity, with references to other compounds such as HCl, which is noted as ferroelectric. Participants express uncertainty regarding the specific orbital criteria that define ferroelectric materials, indicating a gap in knowledge about the necessary conditions for ferroelectricity.

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Nitric Oxide is slightly polar. But is it ferroelectric?

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sai2020 said:
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.
 

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