Control of Domain Structures in Multiferroic Thin Films through Defect Engineering

Control of Domain Structures in Multiferroic Thin Films through Defect Engineering

© 2018 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

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Veröffentlicht in:Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). - 1998. - 30(2018), 38 vom: 06. Sept., Seite e1802737
1. Verfasser: Li, Linze (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Jokisaari, Jacob R, Zhang, Yi, Cheng, Xiaoxing, Yan, Xingxu, Heikes, Colin, Lin, Qiyin, Gadre, Chaitanya, Schlom, Darrell G, Chen, Long-Qing, Pan, Xiaoqing
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Schlagworte:Journal Article defects domain control ferroelectrics multiferroics
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:© 2018 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Domain walls (DWs) have become an essential component in nanodevices based on ferroic thin films. The domain configuration and DW stability, however, are strongly dependent on the boundary conditions of thin films, which make it difficult to create complex ordered patterns of DWs. Here, it is shown that novel domain structures, that are otherwise unfavorable under the natural boundary conditions, can be realized by utilizing engineered nanosized structural defects as building blocks for reconfiguring DW patterns. It is directly observed that an array of charged defects, which are located within a monolayer thickness, can be intentionally introduced by slightly changing substrate temperature during the growth of multiferroic BiFeO3 thin films. These defects are strongly coupled to the domain structures in the pretemperature-change portion of the BiFeO3 film and can effectively change the configuration of newly grown domains due to the interaction between the polarization and the defects. Thus, two types of domain patterns are integrated into a single film without breaking the DW periodicity. The potential use of these defects for building complex patterns of conductive DWs is also demonstrated
Beschreibung:Date Completed 10.10.2018
Date Revised 30.09.2020
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.201802737