Polar Metals Materials Database

Search the table below for polar compounds exhibiting metallic conductivity as defined in Hickox-Young et al. Phys. Rev. Materials 7, 010301 (2023).

Tabulated symmetry and transition information available include: Space group (SG), Point group (PG), Polar structural phase transition (TC), Superconducting transition (TSC), and Magnetic ordering transition (TM).

If your polar metal is missing, please contact James Rondinelli to have your entry added. We understand that new materials are steadily discovered every year.

 

Subclass Designations

  • Polar metal (PM)

  • Distortive polar metal (DPM)

  • Anisotropic polar metal (APM)

  • Extrinsic polar metal (EPM)

  • Interfacial polar metal (IPM)

  • Magnetoelectric Multiferroic (MEMF)

  • Degenerately doped ferroelectric (DDF)

MaterialSGPGStructure-TypeTcTscTMSubclassReference (DOI)
BaTiO3 (La-doped)P4mm4mmperovskiteYesDDF10.1038/s41598-017-04635-3
BaTiO3-dP4mm4mmperovskiteYesDDF10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.147602
PbTiO3-dP4mm4mmperovskitePEPM10.1103/PhysRevB.94.224107
PbTi(1-x)NbxO3P4mm4mmperovskiteEPM10.1103/PhysRevB.96.165206
BiFeO3-dR3c3mperovskitePYesEPM10.1103/PhysRevB.93.174110
Sr(1-x)CaxTiO3-dP4mm4mmperovskiteYesYesDPM10.1038/NPHYS4085
BaMnO3 (n-doped)Amm2mm2perovskitePEPM10.1103/PhysRevB.97.054107
BiAlO3 (n-doped)P4mm4mmperovskitePEPM10.1103/PhysRevB.97.054107
BaTiO3/SrTiO3/LaTiO3mm4*4mmperovskiteIPM10.1038/s41467-018-03964-9
LaAlO3/Ba0.2Sr0.8TiO3/SrTiO3unknownunknownperovskiteIPM10.1038/s42005-019-0227-4
LaFeO3/YFeO3 (n-doped)Pmc2_1mm2perovskitePIPM10.1103/PhysRevB.97.054107
NdNiO3 on (111) LaAlO3PcmperovskitePM10.1038/nature17628
LaNiO3 on (111) LaAlO3PcmperovskitePM10.1038/nature17628
LiOsO3R3c3mLiNbO3-typeYesDPM10.1038/NMAT3754
LiNbO3 (n-doped)R3c3mLiNbO3-typePDDF10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.054405
MgReO3R3c3mLiNbO3-typePPM10.1103/PhysRevB.90.094108
TiGaO3R3c3mLiNbO3-typePPM10.1103/PhysRevB.90.094108
Ca3Ru2O7Bb2_1mmm2Ruddlesden-PopperYesPM10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b00633
(Sr,Ca)Ru2O6Pmc2_1mm2perovskitePYesPM10.1088/0953-8984/26/26/265501
Bi5Ti5O17Pm2_1nmm2layered perovskitePAPM10.1038/ncomms11211
BiPbTi2O6Pmm2mm2post-perovskitePPM10.1038/s43246-019-0005-6
La2Ti2O7 (n-doped)P2_12layered perovskitePEPM10.1103/PhysRevB.97.054107
Sr2Nb2O7 (n-doped)Cmc2_1mm2layered perovskitePEPM10.1103/PhysRevB.97.054107
MgCNi3P4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typePPM10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.125004
ZnCNi3P4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typePPM10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.125004
CdCNi3P4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typePPM10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.125004
CeSiPt3P4mm4mmantiperovskiteYesYesPM10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.027003
LiGaGeP6_3mc6mmLiGaGe-typePM10.1103/PhysRevB.99.195154
SrHgPbP6_3mc6mmLiGaGe-typePPM10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.106404
SrHgSnP6_3mc6mmLiGaGe-typePPM10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.106404
CaHgSnP6_3mc6mmLiGaGe-typePPM10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.106404
KMgSb0.2Bi0.8P6_3mc6mmLiGaGe-typePPM10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.076401
CaAgBiP6_3mc6mmLiGaGe-typePPM10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.1.044201
LiZnBiP6_3mc6mmLiGaGe-typePPM10.1103/PhysRevB.96.115203
LaAuGeP6_3mc6mmLiGaGe-typePM10.1063/1.5132339
LaPtSbP6_3mc6mmLiGaGe-typePM10.1063/1.5132339
WTe2Pnm2_1mm22DYesYesAPM10.1038/s41586-018-0336-3
MoTe2Pnm2_1mm22DYesPM10.1126/sciadv.1601378
CrN6mm*6mm2DYesAPM10.1103/PhysRevB.96.235415
CrB26mm*6mm2DPYesAPM10.1103/PhysRevB.96.235415
FeB26mm*6mm2DAPM10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02335
PP6_3mc6mmα-La-likePPM10.1088/1361-648X/aadeaa
AsP6_3mc6mmα-La-likePPM10.1088/1361-648X/aadeaa
SbP6_3mc6mmα-La-likePPM10.1088/1361-648X/aadeaa
BiP6_3mc6mmα-La-likePPM10.1088/1361-648X/aadeaa
SnPI4mm4mmrock saltYesYesDPM10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.207001
PdBiP2_12PdBi-typeYesPM10.1016/j.phpro.2013.04.062
UIrP2_12PdBi-typeYesYesPM10.1007/978-3-642-24624-1_2
LaNiC2Amm2mm2CeNiC2-typeYesYesPM10.1016/j.physc.2014.01.008
NdRhC2Amm2mm2CeNiC2-typeYesPM10.1021/cm00006a007
PrRhC2Amm2mm2CeNiC2-typeYesPM10.1021/cm00006a007
LaSr2Cu2GaO7Ima2mm2LnSr2Cu2GaO7YesYesPM10.1021/cm00017a032
CeSr2Cu2GaO7Ima2mm2LnSr2Cu2GaO7YesYesPM10.1021/cm00017a032
PrSr2Cu2GaO7Ima2mm2LnSr2Cu2GaO7YesYesPM10.1021/cm00017a032
NdSr2Cu2GaO7Ima2mm2LnSr2Cu2GaO7YesYesPM10.1021/cm00017a032
PmSr2Cu2GaO7Ima2mm2LnSr2Cu2GaO7YesYesPM10.1021/cm00017a032
SmSr2Cu2GaO7Ima2mm2LnSr2Cu2GaO7YesYesPM10.1021/cm00017a032
EuSr2Cu2GaO7Ima2mm2LnSr2Cu2GaO7YesYesPM10.1021/cm00017a032
GdSr2Cu2GaO7Ima2mm2LnSr2Cu2GaO7YesYesPM10.1021/cm00017a032
TbSr2Cu2GaO7Ima2mm2LnSr2Cu2GaO7YesYesPM10.1021/cm00017a032
DySr2Cu2GaO7Ima2mm2LnSr2Cu2GaO7YesYesPM10.1021/cm00017a032
HoSr2Cu2GaO7Ima2mm2LnSr2Cu2GaO7YesYesPM10.1021/cm00017a032
ErSr2Cu2GaO7Ima2mm2LnSr2Cu2GaO7YesYesPM10.1021/cm00017a032
TmSr2Cu2GaO7Ima2mm2LnSr2Cu2GaO7YesYesPM10.1021/cm00017a032
YbSr2Cu2GaO7Ima2mm2LnSr2Cu2GaO7YesYesPM10.1021/cm00017a032
YSr2Cu2GaO7Ima2mm2LnSr2Cu2GaO7YesYesPM10.1021/cm00017a032
V2HfImm2mm2Laves phaseYesYesDPM10.1103/PhysRevB.17.1136
Li2IrSi3P3_1c3mkagomeYesPM10.7566/JPSJ.83.093706
Mg2Al3R3m3mSamson phaseYesYesDPM10.1103/PhysRevB.76.014528
La5B2C6P44La5B2C6-typeYesPM10.1016/0022-5088(83)90520-9
BaPtSi3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesPM10.1103/PhysRevB.80.064504
CeIrSi3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesYesPM10.1143/JPSJS.77SA.37
CeRhSi3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesYesPM10.1143/JPSJ.76.051010
LaPtSi3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesPM10.1103/PhysRevB.89.094509
LaPdSi3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesPM10.1103/PhysRevB.89.094509
CeIrGe3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesYesPM10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.10.151
EuNiGe3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesPM10.1103/PhysRevB.87.064406
LaRhGe3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typePM10.1063/5.0042924
IrRhGe3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typePM10.1063/5.0042924
PdRhGe3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typePM10.1063/5.0042924
SrPdGe3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesPM10.1088/1742-6596/273/1/012078
SrPtGe3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesPM10.1088/1742-6596/273/1/012078
PrPdIn2I4mm4mmHfNiGa2-TypeYesPM10.1021/cm031139m
CePt3SiI4mm4mmanti-perovskiteYesYesPM10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.027003
Li2(Pd1-xPtx)3BI4mm4mmLi2(Pd1-xPtx)3BYesYesPM10.1088/1742-6596/400/2/022096
KCu7P3P31m3m2DPM10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01336
Bi2FeCrO6R33perovskitePYesPM10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.107201
CeAuGeP6_3mc6mmAlB2-typeYesPM10.1016/0304-8853(95)00430-0
LuAuGeP6_3mc6mmAlB2-typePM10.1016/0925-8388(95)02069-1
ScAuGeP6_3mc6mmAlB2-typePM10.1016/0925-8388(95)02069-1
HoAuGeP6_3mc6mmNdPtSb-typeYesPM10.1088/0953-8984/13/11/315
CeCuSnP6_3mc6mmAlB2-typePM10.1016/j.jallcom.2004.09.086
La15Ge9CP6_3mc6mmLa15Ge9Fe-typePM10.1016/j.jallcom.2011.03.092
La15Ge9FeP6_3mc6mmMn5Si3-typeYesPM10.1021/ic9515158
La15Ge9CoP6_3mc6mmMn5Si3-typePM10.1021/ic9515158
La15Ge9NiP6_3mc6mmMn5Si3-typePM10.1021/ic9515158
Sr3Cu8Sn4P6_3mc6mmBaAl4-typePM10.1016/j.intermet.2011.02.018
IrMg2.03In.97P6_3mc6mmFeGa3-typePM10.1016/j.intermet.2003.12.001
IrMg2.20In.80P6_3mc6mmFeGa3-typePM10.1016/j.intermet.2003.12.001
CaAlSiP6_36MgB2-TypeYesPM10.1143/JPSJ.75.043713
TlV6S8P6_36Nb3Te4-typeYesPM10.1016/S0038-1098(01)00333-7
KV6S8P6_36Nb3Te4-typeYesPM10.1016/S0038-1098(01)00333-7
RbV6S8P6_36Nb3Te4-typeYesPM10.1016/S0038-1098(01)00333-7
CsV6S8P6_36Nb3Te4-typeYesPM10.1016/S0038-1098(01)00333-7
LaPt3BP4mm4mmanti-perovskiteYesPM10.1016/S0925-8388(03)00373-6
PrPt3BP4mm4mmanti-perovskiteYesPM10.1016/S0925-8388(03)00373-6
NdPt3BP4mm4mmanti-perovskiteYesPM10.1016/S0925-8388(03)00373-6
LaRhSi3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesPM10.1016/0025-5408(84)90017-5
LaIrSi3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesPM10.1016/0025-5408(84)90017-5
CeCoGe3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesYesPM10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.10.717
LaCoGe3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesPM10.1143/JPSJ.75.044711
CeRhGe3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesYesPM10.1143/JPSJ.77.064716
CeRuSi3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typePM10.1143/JPSJ.77.064716
LaIrGe3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typePM10.1143/JPSJ.77.064717
LaFeGe3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typePM10.1143/JPSJ.77.064717
PrCoGe3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typePM10.1143/JPSJ.77.064717
CaIrSi3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesPM10.1016/j.physc.2009.10.120
CaPtSi3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesPM10.1134/S0021364010170157
SrAuSi3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesPM10.1021/cm500032u
EuPdGe3I4mm4mmBaNiSn3-typeYesPM10.1016/j.ssc.2012.02.022
EuPtSi3I4mm4mmanti-perovskiteYesPM10.1103/PhysRevB.81.144414
NdPdIn2I4mm4mmHfNiGa2-TypePM10.1021/cm031139m
SmPdIn2I4mm4mmHfNiGa2-TypePM10.1021/cm031139m
GdPdIn2I4mm4mmHfNiGa2-TypePM10.1021/cm031139m
ErPdIn2I4mm4mmHfNiGa2-TypePM10.1021/cm031139m
TmPdIn2I4mm4mmHfNiGa2-TypePM10.1021/cm031139m
LuPdIn2I4mm4mmHfNiGa2-TypePM10.1021/cm031139m
La2NiAl7I4mm4mmBaAl4-typePM10.1021/cm050513a
GePI4mm4mmrock saltYesPM10.1016/0022-4596(70)90005-8
Ir9Al28P3_1c3mIr9Al28-typePM10.1016/j.jallcom.2005.06.027
γ-Bi2PtP3_1m3mγ-Bi2PtPM10.1002/zaac.201400331
Au6.05Zn12.51P3_1m3mγ-brassPM10.1021/ic301933a
Ba21Al40P3_1m3mkagome-derivedPM10.1021/ic0400235
Li17Ag3Sn6P3_1m3mkagome-derivedPM10.1021/ja038868n
Cr5Al8R3m3mγ-brassPM10.1107/S0567740874004997
Mn5Al8R3m3mCr5Al8-typeYesDPM10.1007/BF02672582
Cu7.8Al5R3m3mγ-brassPM10.1107/S0108768191005694
Cu7Hg6R3m3mγ-brassPM10.3891/acta.chem.scand.23-1181
NbS2R3m3mNbS2-typeYesPM10.1107/S0567740874003220
Pr2Fe17R3m3mTh2Zn17-typeYesPM10.1103/PhysRevB.68.054424
Pr2Co17R3m3mTh2Zn17-typePM10.1103/PhysRevB.68.054424
Sn4As3R3m3mSn4As3-typeYesPM10.1002/zaac.19683630102
Sn4P3R3m3mSn4As3-typeYesPM10.1002/zaac.19683630102
La4Mg5Ge6Cmc2_1mm2ZintlPM10.1021/ic2014732
La4Mg7Ge6Cmc2_1mm2ZintlPM10.1021/ic2014732
Yb2Ga4Ge6Cmc2_1mm2ZintlPM10.1002/chem.200305755
Ce2Rh3(Pb,Bi)5Cmc2_1mm2Y2Rh3Sn5-typeYesPM10.1016/j.jssc.2007.06.012
Eu2Pt3Sn5Cmc2_1mm2Y2Rh3Sn5-typeYesPM10.1524/zkri.2009.1160
Lu4Zn5Ge6Cmc2_1mm2Lu4Zn5Ge6-typePM10.1016/j.intermet.2013.02.018
Hg3Te2Br2R33defect antiperovskiteYesPM10.1038/s41467-021-21836-7
In2S3R3m3m2D, alpha-In2Se3PAPM10.1039/D1MH01556G
In2Se3R3m3m2D, alpha-In2Se3PAPM10.1039/D1MH01556G
In2Te3R3m3m2D, alpha-In2Se3PAPM10.1039/D1MH01556G
NaYMnReO3P2_12double perovskitePYesPM10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02976
NaYFeReO3P2_12double perovskitePYesPM10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02976
NaYCoReO3P2_12double perovskitePYesPM10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02976
NaYNiReO3P2_12double perovskitePYesPM10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02976
NaYMnOsO3P2_12double perovskitePYesPM10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02976
NaYCoOsO3P2_12double perovskitePYesPM10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02976
NaYNiOsO3P2_12double perovskitePYesPM10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02976
NaYFeWO3P2_12double perovskitePYesPM10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02976
YAl2P6mm6mm2DPAPM10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03136
CaRh2P6mm6mm2DPAPM10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03136
doped SiGeP3m13m2D, PbTe-typePAPM10.1088/1361-648X/abdce9/pdf
doped SiSnP3m13m2D, PbTe-typePAPM10.1088/1361-648X/abdce9/pdf
doped GeSnP3m13m2D, PbTe-typePAPM10.1088/1361-648X/abdce9/pdf
KNbO3/BaTiO3P4mm4mmperovskitePYesAPM10.1016/j.commatsci.2020.110235
(SrRuO3)1/(BaTiO3)10mm2*mm2perovskiteYesAPM10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03417
strained EuTiO3−xHxPmm2mm2perovskitePYesEPM10.1103/PhysRevB.102.224102
KTiO2HunknownunknownperovskitePYesDDF10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.5.054802
RbTiO2HunknownunknownperovskitePYesDDF10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.5.054802
CsTiO2HunknownunknownperovskitePYesDDF10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.5.054802
doped PbZrO3unknownunknownperovskitePDDF10.1103/PhysRevB.102.134118
LaFeAsO1-xHxmm2*mm2LaFeAsO1-xHx-typeYesYesPM10.21203/rs.3.rs-77544/v1
Pb2CoOsO6Pcmdouble perovskitePYesDPM10.1103/PhysRevB.102.144418
PrAlGeI4_1md4mmPrAlGe-typeYesPM10.1038/s41467-020-16879-1
PbTe monolayer (doped)P3m13m2D, PbTe-typePEPM, APM10.1039/d0nh00188k
en-CoSPca2_1mm2Intercalated TTMCYesPM10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c00540
Eu(Ti0.875Nb0.125)3P4mm4mmperovskitePYesYesEPM10.48550/arXiv.2203.10646
Bi5Mn5O17Pmn2_1/Pm2_1nmm2layered perovskitePYesYesAPM10.1038/s41467-020-18664-6
2D In3m*3m2-D polar metal heterostructuresPM10.1021/acsnano.1c05944
2D Ga3m*3m2-D polar metal heterostructuresPM10.1021/acsnano.1c05944
2D In/Ga3m*3m2-D polar metal heterostructuresPM10.1021/acsnano.1c05944
(Fe0.5Co0.5)5GeTe2P6_3mc6mmwurtziteYesPM10.1126/sciadv.abm7103
GdCaMnNiO6P2_12double perovskitePYesPM10.2139/ssrn.4147202
LaCaMnNiO6P2_12double perovskitePYesPM10.2139/ssrn.4147202
SmCaMnNiO6P2_12double perovskitePYesPM10.2139/ssrn.4147202
TmCaMnNiO6P2_12double perovskitePYesPM10.2139/ssrn.4147202
SrTiO3-based 2DEGsunknownunknownperovskiteYesYesYesIPM, APM, DPM10.1002/adma.201200667
10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.041002
10.1038/s41586-020-2197-9
Doped GeTeR3m3mhaliteYesYesYesDPM, APM10.1038/ncomms15033
10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.047202
LaAlO3/EuTiO3/Ca:SrTiO3unknownunknownperovskiteYesyesIPM, APM, MEMF10.1038/s41567-023-01983-y

Notes

  • In some cases, the space group is unknown and only the point group is available, indicated by an asterisk. In other cases, the specific symmetry elements are unknown but there is evidence of broken inversion symmetry.
  • Compounds yet to be synthesized experimentally are indicated with a P (predicted)
Please cite our paper, Hickox-Young et al. Phys. Rev. Materials 7, 010301 (2023), where additional details may be found. The website is under active development. Please feel free to contact James Rondinelli with any questions, comments, and feature requests.

 

 

This work was supported in part by the Army Research Office (ARO) under Grant No. W911NF-15-1-0017. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.